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Airframe Details for C-130 #3096

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 3096 (56-0488)
[No photo available] Submit a photo	LM Aero T/V	3096
	Plant	Lockheed Marietta Plant
	Local C/N
	Delivered	USAF 56-488 C-130A
	Current	USAF 56-488 C-130A
	Status	[w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date

Status

Local S/N

Airforce/Unit

Version

Name

Info

Unknown

[act]

56-488

C-130A

Unknown

[act]

56-488

USAF 4442 CCTS

C-130A

26 Nov 1962

[msh]

56-488

USAF 4442 CCTS

C-130A

Went down during a go-around at Sewart AFB during a training flight. Unclear if lost two engines before the go-around or during. Likely during. All 5 crew were killed.

26 Nov 1962

[w/o]

56-488

USAF 4442 CCTS

C-130A

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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Errors and Omissions

Mar 14, 2023 - 05:30 PM

The aircraft was grounded for fuel contamination. Red X.

They chose to over ride the grounded order and fly with one engine off. This was done on a regular basis. However on take off the the engine on the same wing as the one that was shut down failed causing the crash.

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