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

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Found 211 aircraft, displaying 136- 150 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
Apr 1984 [ act] 64-539 64- 0539 USAF 314 TAW C-130E Details
Ran off the runway at Lajes, Azores and was repaired using the nose section from C-130E 68-10946 (c/n 4326).
12 May 1982 [ w/o] 64-543 64- 0543 USAF 314 TAW C-130E Details
Wing failed during formation flight near Judsonia.
Mar 1969 [ w/o] 64-545 64- 0545 USAF 50 TCS C-130E Details
Crashed short of the runway in bad weather at Ching Chuan Kang AB, Taiwan killing all 12 on board.
29 Dec 1967 [ w/o] 64-547 64- 0547 USAF 15 SOS C-130E-I Details
Crash into a mountain 65 kilometers northeast of Dien Bien Phu on a leaflet dropping mission. 11 man crew was lost
15 Oct 1967 [ w/o] 64-548 64- 0548 USAF 62 TAS C-130E Details
Crash short of runway on GCA approach for airdrop at Khe Sanh, South Vietnam.
12 Mar 1985 [ w/o] 64-549 64- 0549 USAF 314 TAW C-130E Details
Stalled during supply drop training run at Fort Hood killing 6 of 8 on board.
30 May 1978 [ act] 64-550 64- 0550 USAF 37 TAS C-130E Details
Damaged in a landing accident at Naples. Repared by 1979.
05 Dec 1972 [ w/o] 64-558 64- 0558 USAF 318 SOS MC-130E Details
Collided with F-102A #56-1517 of the 157th FIS killing all 12 in the C-130 and the pilot in the F-102 during a night training mission near Myrtle Beach AFB.
25 Nov 1967 [ w/o] 64-563 64- 0563 USAF 314 TCW C-130E Details
Destroyed in mortar attack at Nha Trang AB, South Vietnam. Crew from the 15 SOS?
26 Feb 1981 [ w/o] 64-564 64- 0564 USAF 1 SOS MC-130E Details
Flew into the ocean near Tabones, Island, Philippines during a low-level turn killing 23 out of 24 on board.
22 Nov 1996 [ w/o] 64-856 64- 14856 USAF 304 RQS HC-130P Details
Crashed into the Pacific Ocean, west of Eureka, California after the aircraft ran out of fuel killing ten crew, but one survivor.
13 Jul 1979 [ act] 64-859 64- 14859 USAF 305 ARRS HC-130H Details
Damaged when external wing tank caught fire. Was repaired.
13 Oct 1974 [ w/o] 65-965 65- 0965 USAF 54 WRS WC-130H Details
During Typhoon Bess, after 10 PM, crashed into South China Sea killing 6 on board. Callsign was Swan 38. Crew members were: Capt. Edward R. Bushnell, 1st Lt. Gary W. Crass, 1st Lt. Michael P. O'Brien, 1st Lt. Timothy J. Hoffman, Tech. Sgt. Kenneth G. Suhr and Sgt. Detlef W. Ringler.
02 May 2018 [ w/o] 65-968 65- 0968 USAF 198 AS C-130H Crash article Details
Crashed on it's final flight to AMARG, Arizona after departing Hilton Head Airport in Savannah, Georgia.
Unknown [ w/o] 65-981 65- 0981 USAF 79 RQS HC-130P Details
Damaged in hard landing in Afghanistan. Then in the attack on military base it was a hit by enemy fire. It was later Destroyed in place by EOD

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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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