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C-130 Accidents & Mishaps for the Civilian

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Found 59 aircraft, displaying 31- 45 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
Unknown [ w/o] 5X-TUC L100-20 Details
Flew into a mountain on a flight from Bagram AB to Kabul IAP, Afghanistan. All eight crew were killed.
19 Feb 1978 [ w/o] OB-R-1004 L100-20 Details
Crashed when engine quit during take-off from Tarapoto, Peru.
12 Aug 1990 [ w/o] N911SJ L100-30 Details
Overran rurnway and burned on landing after engine failed on take-off from Juba, Sudan.
04 Oct 1986 [ w/o] N15ST L100-30 Details
Crashed into hanger at Kelly AFB, Texas during take off roll because control lock in cockpit was not removed.
03 Feb 1993 [ w/o] N130X L100-20 Details
Special research aircraft veered left and became airborne during a final high-speed ground test-run. Climbed to 250 feet and crashed at Dobbins ARB. Took the life of all seven on board. The aircraft was testing a fly-by-wire rudder actuator.
02 Jun 1973 [ act] OB-R-956 L100-20 Details
Details not well known but suffered some damage taking off from Isquitas, but was repaired. Was written-off in a mishap on April 24, 1981.
23 Feb 1976 [ act] N107AK L100-30 Details
A fire caused damage in an undercarriage wheel bay. Was repaired.
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.
27 Dec 1999 [ w/o] S9-BOP L100-30 Details
Went off a wet runway landing at Luzamba, Angola and down a 40 foot deep valley.
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.
26 Dec 1998 [ w/o] S9-CAO L100-30 Details
While on a UN mission, was shot down by UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola - Portuguese: Uniao Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola) rebels after take-off from Huambo, Angola. Find out what UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola - Portuguese: Uniao Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola) is and means?
13 Jul 2006 [ w/o] S9-BOF L100-30 Details
Suffered fire after landing short of runway in sand storm at Kigoma, Tanzania.
07 Apr 1994 [ w/o] D2-THC L100-30 Details
Fire caused by overheating brakes during take-off at Malenge, Angola caused this aircraft to be a write-off.
07 Oct 1987 [ w/o] HB-ILF L100-30 Details
Shot down shortly after take-off from Cuito, Angola.
11 May 1995 [ act] PK-PLU L100-30 Details
Landed with the starboard gear retracted, but was repaired.

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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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