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

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Found 211 aircraft, displaying 16- 30 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
09 Sep 1986 [ w/o] 56-468 56- 0468 USAF 105 TAS C-130A Details
Crashed at the end of the runway after a broken throttle cable at Fort Campbell. Three on board were killed.
07 Jul 1966 [ con] 56-469 56- 0469 C-130A Details
While flying a mission to Qui Nhon Air Base the right aft main gear broke and was hanging down from three to five feet below the forward gear, with the wheel turned 90° from its normal position. The aircraft was forced to fly to Da Nang Air Base after jettisoning its load of mixed cargo and explosives over water 25 miles east Northeast of Nha Trang. The aircraft touched smoothly-just before the start of the foam, roll-out was uneventful until the end of the foam strip was reached, when the sudden increase in drag from the damaged gear evidently resulted in an tilt to the right sufficient to cause the number 4 engines propeller to strike the runway and separated from the engine.
27 May 1969 [ w/o] 56-472 56- 0472 USAF 21 TAS C-130A Details
Starboard wing burned off in subsequent fire after being hit by ground fire while landing at Katum, South Vietnam.
27 Aug 1963 [ w/o] 56-474 56- 0474 USAF 817 TCS C-130A Details
Destroyed by fire on the ground during refueling at Naha AB, Japan.
01 Jul 1965 [ act] 56-475 56- 0475 USAF 817 TCS C-130A Details
Heavily damaged in a commando (aka sapper) attack by sachel charges which were probably placed on an aircraft parked next to this aircraft as this aircraft was repaired. Happend while at DaNang AB, South Vietnam. Other aircraft involved were C-130A 55-0039 and 55-0042 which were both destroyed. Three F-102As were also destroyed (55-3371, 56-1161 and 56-1182) of the 509th Fighter Interceptor Squadron.
22 May 1968 [ w/o] 56-477 56- 0477 USAF 817 TAS C-130A Details
Shot down over Laos, south of Tchepone, during Blind Bat flare mission. Aircraft was assigned to the 817th TAS and was crewed by members of the 41st TAS.
16 Apr 1968 [ w/o] 56-480 56- 0480 USAF 35 TAS C-130A Details
Crash landed at Camp Bunard some 80 kms north of Bien Hoa, South Vietnam. The wreckage was later blown up.
26 Nov 1962 [ w/o] 56-488 56- 0488 USAF 4442 CCTS C-130A Details
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.
21 Dec 1972 [ w/o] 56-490 56- 0490 USAF 16 SOS AC-130A Details
Shot down near Pakse, Laos. Two crew parachuted to safety, with 14 killed.
02 May 1964 [ w/o] 56-492 56- 0492 USAF 315 AD C-130A Details
Crash landed at le Shima Island, Japan after it struck the edge of the runway.
13 Dec 1969 [ w/o] 56-499 56- 0499 USAF 41 TAS C-130A Details
Crashed during 3-engine take-off from Bu Dop, South Vietnam.
22 Jan 1985 [ w/o] 56-501 56- 0501 USAF 95 TAS C-130A Details
Crashed into sea on approach to Trujillo Airport, Honduras killing all 21 on board.
08 Dec 1965 [ w/o] 56-502 56- 0502 USAF 817 TCS C-130A Details
Crash on take-off from Chu Lai, South Vietnam due to engine problems. Also been reported bad weather. None of the five on board were killed in this mishap but the aircraft was a write-off.
02 Oct 1980 [ w/o] 56-504 56- 0504 USAF 105 TAS C-130A Details
Crashed after losing part of wing leading edge near McMinnville, Tennessee killing all four onboard.
26 Mar 1966 [ w/o] 56-506 56- 0506 USAF 41 TCS C-130A Details
Damaged due to propeller reversal problem on landing at Tuy Hoa AB, South Vietnam when it veered off the runway and into a ditch. The aircraft was deemed repairable. A cable was strung through the crew entrance door and out the side window. An Army tank was used to pull the aircraft but the cable simply cut through the metal damaging the aircraft beyond economical repair. The aircraft was subsiquently used by the USArmy as an Officers' Club.

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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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