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C-130 Accident Reports for 2005

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Found 6 aircraft, displaying 1- 6 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
Unknown [ act] A97-465 RAAF 37 sqn C-130J-30 Details
Left wing was damaged by a crane that was chaning an engine on an aircraft parked next to this one. Was used for spare parts till depot level maintanence determined the aircraft could be repaired.
30 Jan 2005 [ w/o] XV179 65- 13024 RAF LTW C-130K C.1 Details
Hit by insurgent fire which caused a fire and explosion in the right wing fuel tank during take-off from Baghdad AP, Iraq killing all 10 on board.
30 Mar 2005 [ w/o] 87-127 87- 0127 USAF 7 SOS MC-130H Details
Written off when crashed into a ridge near Rovie, Albania while on joint night training mission with Albanian military. 9 crew killed. Official report of crash blames pilot's lack of situational awareness, putting aircraft into too low a climb taking terrain into account. Navigator warned pilot of impending ridge but pilot set aircraft to climb at reduced power setting, when ridge could not be cleared over, aircraft had to turn sharply and stalled.
10 Jun 2005 [ sto] S9-BAS L100-30 Details
During a hard landing at Lokichoggio AP, Kenya the fuselage broke in two. The aircraft was being repaired on location for up to a year after.
11 Jun 2005 [ ] 130332 73- 1596 RCAF 435 TRS CC-130H AIB Report Details
06 Dec 2005 [ w/o] 5-8519 71- 0222 IRIAF 5 ATS C-130E Details
Crashed into apartment building in Tehran, Iran. Terrible loss of life with 84 passengers, ten crew and ten on the ground.



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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