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C-130 Accident Reports for 1987

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Found 8 aircraft, displaying 1- 8 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
12 Jan 1987 [ act] 130333 73- 1599 RCAF 435 TRS CC-130H AIB Report Details
08 Apr 1987 [ w/o] N46965 L100-30 Details
Left wing struck ground 300 meters before runway after aircraft losing power on both left engines on go-around at Travis AFB, California. All five on board were killed.
01 Jul 1987 [ w/o] 68-945 68- 10945 USAF 40 TAS C-130E Details
Crashed after pilot failed to pull-up during a display of LAPES at an open house at Fort Bragg. Aircraft flew into the trees killing all three on board and one soldier on the ground. Two crew did survive.
07 Oct 1987 [ w/o] HB-ILF L100-30 Details
Shot down shortly after take-off from Cuito, Angola.
16 Nov 1987 [ w/o] TT-PAC 56- 0551 FAT Esc de Transport C-130A Details
Crashed on landing in Chad.
01 Dec 1987 [ w/o] 4X-FBU/448 75- 0537 IDFAF Canaf 28 C-130H Details
Destroyed in a mishap near Hayon.
09 Dec 1987 [ w/o] 159131 73- 0841 USNavy VXE-6 LC-130R Details
Crashed on landing while bringing in spares for LC-130F BuNo 148321 at Carrefour, Antarctica when it was damaged on February 1, 1971.
14 Dec 1987 [ w/o] 2468 FAB 2°/1° GTT C-130H Details
Crashed into sea on approach to Fernando de Noronha island, Brazil killing 29 on board.



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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