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C-130 Accidents & Mishaps for the United States Air Force

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Found 211 aircraft, displaying 106- 120 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
15 Nov 1967 [ w/o] 62-865 62- 1865 USAF 776 TAS C-130E Details
Destroyed in rocket attack at Dak To, South Vietnam.
28 Apr 1978 [ w/o] 63-766 63- 7766 USAF 17 TAS C-130E Details
Crashed short of runway at Sparrevohn AFS, Alaska killing all 7 on board.
12 Mar 1967 [ w/o] 63-772 63- 7772 USAF 345 TCS C-130E Details
Crash on failed take-off from An Khe, South Vietnam due to disturbance from a helicopter. Eight on board were hurt. While walking away from the wreck, the aircraft blew up as came to rest above an ammunition dump.
18 Apr 1972 [ w/o] 63-775 63- 7775 USAF 374 TAW C-130E News Article Details
Crash landed in swamp after being shot down An Lôc, RVN. All on board survived: Aircraft Commander: Captain Don B "Doc" Jensen Co-pilot: Major Leigh Pratt Navigator: Major Robert Kirkpatrick Flight Engineer: TSgt Ralph W Kent #1 Loadmaster: SSgt William C Armstead #2 Loadmaster: SSgt Ralph Bemis Vietnamese Loadmaster: Sgt Nguyen Kiem
02 Jan 1969 [ w/o] 63-780 63- 7780 USAF 776 TAS C-130E Details
Destroyed in night mortar attack at Tonie Cham, South Vietnam.
15 Apr 1978 [ w/o] 63-787 63- 7787 USAF 314 TAW C-130E Details
Crashed after fin stall near Barstow, California killing 2 out of 6 on board.
23 May 1969 [ w/o] 63-789 63- 7789 USAF 36 TAS C-130E Details
Crew chief from the 36th TAS at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom started up the aircraft and took off for Langley AFB and crashed into the English Channel.
25 Mar 1965 [ w/o] 63-797 63- 7797 USAF 464 TCW C-130E Details
Struck high tension line on top of ridge near Alencon, France and crashed taking the lives of all seven on board.
17 May 1972 [ w/o] 63-798 63- 7798 USAF 776 TAS C-130E Details
Hit by 122mm rocket and crashed while attempting take off from Kontum, South Vietnam killing 7 on board. Another source says happened May 6.
22 Jun 1967 [ i/a] 63-801 63- 7801 USAF 777 TAS C-130E Details
Wing torn off on landing at Pope AFB. Fuselage to paratrooper training, Fort Bragg.
30 Sep 1974 [ w/o] 63-802 63- 7802 USAF 345 AS C-130E Details
Crashed on landing at Kadena AB, Japan when no 4 engine went into full power instead of reverse.
Aug 1975 [ act] 63-815 63- 7815 USAF 463 TAW C-130E Details
Damaged while on the ground at Dyess AFB. Cockpit fire in 1975 with the aircraft being put in long time storage at the base untill a replacement nose could be found. It was repaired by 1977.
15 Nov 1967 [ w/o] 63-827 63- 7827 USAF 50 TCS C-130E Details
Destroyed in rocket attack at Dak To, South Vietnam.
Unknown [ act] 63-837 63- 7837 USAF 36 AS C-130E Details
Right nose gear wheel came off after landing and went down the underside of fuselage causing some damage.
17 Jul 2006 [ i/a] 63-853 63- 7853 USAF 43 AW C-130E Details
Damaged in Kuwait during a landing mishap. Fuselage is at Al Asad AB.

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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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