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C-130 Accident Reports for 1985

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Found 10 aircraft, displaying 1- 10 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
22 Jan 1985 [ w/o] 56-501 56- 0501 USAF 95 TAS C-130A Details
Crashed into sea on approach to Trujillo Airport, Honduras killing all 21 on board.
Feb 1985 [ act] 64-526 64- 0526 USAF 314 TAW C-130E Details
Crashed at Cape Romanzof, Alaksa, some time in early 1985 (January or February). Crew was from the 317th TAW (some reports say a crew from SOS out of Florida). Some repairs made on site to get the aircraft flying again. Was sent for depot level maintenance and then the 115th AS as replacement for 61-2373 that was crashed in Kentucky.
24 Feb 1985 [ w/o] 1620 RSaAF 16 sqn KC-130H Details
Crashed after stalling in turn at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
12 Mar 1985 [ w/o] 64-549 64- 0549 USAF 314 TAW C-130E Details
Stalled during supply drop training run at Fort Hood killing 6 of 8 on board.
29 Mar 1985 [ w/o] 130330 73- 1591 RCAF 435 TRS CC-130H AIB Report Details
Mid-air collision with CC-130H 130331 over CFB Edmonton, Alberta. The aircraft was lead aircraft as part of a mass fly over which included 2 other C-130s and other Air Force aircraft marking 61 years of the RCAF. The two aircraft collided during battle break recovery when this aircraft hit on the underside by C-130 130331. Ten on board this aircraft were killed. The third C-130 was #130333 which landed safely.
29 Mar 1985 [ w/o] 130331 73- 1593 RCAF 435 TRS CC-130H AIB Report Details
Mid-air collision with CC-130H 130330 over CFB Edmonton, Alberta. The aircraft was part of a mass fly over which included 2 other C-130s and other Air Force aircraft marking 61 years of the RCAF. The two aircraft collided during battle break recovery when this aircraft hit the underside of lead aircraft C-130 130330. Ten were killed, likely 5 crew on each aircraft. The third C-130 was #130333 which landed safely.
24 Jun 1985 [ w/o] 2457 FAB 1°/1° GT C-130E Details
Crashed on approach in fog at Santa Maria AFB, Brazil.
27 Jun 1985 [ act] XV206 66- 8556 RAF 1312 Flt C-130K C.1 Details
In-flight collision with Westland Sea King HAS5, XZ919 of 826 NAS North off the Falkland Islands, at around 300 ft. Four crew of helicopter killed. The Hercules lost 12ft of it's port wing but landed safely at Mount Pleasant.
02 Nov 1985 [ w/o] 68-946 68- 10946 USAF 37 TAS C-130E Details
Hard landing at Giebelstadt Army Airfield, West Germany. Nose section was removed and used to repair C-130E 64-0539 (c/n 4029) which was damaged when it ran off a runway.
21 Nov 1985 [ w/o] A-1322 C-130H-MP Details
Crashed into volcano Sibyak, in Norway.



Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] Active [i/a] Instructional Airframe [sto] Stored (e.g. at AMARG)
[cld] Cancelled Order [msh] Involved in Mishap [w/o] Write-off
[con] Converted [o/o] On Order
[des] Destroyed (drone) [pre] Preserved (museum, gateguard) T/V LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb] Embargoed [scr] Scrapped Photo Available
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