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

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Found 211 aircraft, displaying 196- 210 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
30 Mar 2005 [ w/o] 87-127 87- 0127 USAF 7 SOS MC-130H Details
Written off when crashed into a ridge near Rovie, Albania while on joint night training mission with Albanian military. 9 crew killed. Official report of crash blames pilot's lack of situational awareness, putting aircraft into too low a climb taking terrain into account. Navigator warned pilot of impending ridge but pilot set aircraft to climb at reduced power setting, when ridge could not be cleared over, aircraft had to turn sharply and stalled.
01 Dec 2014 [ sto] 88-404 88- 4404 USAF 95 AS C-130H Details
Mid-air collision with a C-27J from United States Army Special Operations Command Flight Company. Collision approximately 8 miles south of Mackall AAF, North Carolina. Both aircraft declared emergencies and landed safely, the C-27 to Mackall AAF and the C-130 to Pope AAF. The C-130 sustained damage to the leading edge of the right wing and number 4 engine.
02 Apr 1997 [ w/o] 88-408 88- 4408 USAF 95 AS C-130H Details
Overshot landing at Tocontin IAP, Honduras and wrecked killing 3 of 10 on board.
Aug 2011 [ act] 89-187 89- 1187 USAF 328 AS C-130H Details
Flew through a US Army RQ-7 Shadow UAV orbiting near an airbase in Afghanistan operating at a FOB and the Reserve C-130 was on final approach to the airfield. A ruptured wing fuel tank and there may have done damage to the spar and wing box. Early reports are multiple errors including the RQ-7 not squawking. Aircraft was eventually repaired. If you know the first flight date and/or return to service date, please notify C-130.net.
07 Aug 2002 [ w/o] 90-161 90- 0161 USAF 15 SOS MC-130H Details
Crashed after take off from NAS Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. It was night time and the weather was rain and fog. All ten crew were killed.
13 Jul 2022 [ sto] 90-058 90- 1058 USAF 16 SOS AC-130W Details
While landing at AMARG for storage had a tire blowout.
03 Jun 1994 [ act] 91-231 91- 1231 USAF 165 AS C-130H Details
While taxiing at London, Ontario air show arrival day, the main gear went through the ashphalt causing some minor damage to one of the main gear and doors that was easily repaired. Aircraft was one of eight participating in the 40th Anniversary Herules Meet.
17 Aug 2014 [ i/a] 92-533 92- 1533 USAF 187 AS C-130H3 Details
The aircrew was conducting fire-fighting missions and was scheduled to arrive at Hill AFB to refuel and resupply. Declared an inflight emergency and performed a hard landing at 13:00hrs. The aircraft sustained damage including a small fire.
01 Jul 2012 [ w/o] 93-458 93- 1458 USAF 156 AS C-130H2 Details
MAFFS mission crashed in southwest South Dakota fighting a fire. Four of the six crew killed. The two loadmasters at the back of the aircraft survived.
08 Jun 2020 [ w/o] 94-706 94- 6706 USAF 158 AS C-130H3 Details
Overshoots the runway at Camp Taji in Iraq, hits a wall and resulting in a minor fire. All crew and passengers survive.
29 Apr 2004 [ act] 96-005 96- 1005 USAF 109 AS C-130H Details
96-1005 crash lands at Minneapolis/St. Paul IAP after routine training missing. Airmen from the 133d AW spent 3 hours attempting to lower starboard side landing gear. 15 seconds after touchdown, starboard side MLG collapsed causing A/C to veer to the right causing a prop strike on the No. 3 & No. 4 engine, as well as outer wing damage. All 4 crew members survived w/o injury. A/C was repaired.
19 May 2013 [ w/o] 04-144 04- 3144 USAF 41 AS C-130J-30 Details
Ran off the end of the runway and hit a ditch at Shank, Afghanistan. The crew members were from the 41st Airlift Squadron were assigned to the 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. Crew and three passengers survived.
02 Oct 2015 [ w/o] 08-174 08- 3174 USAF 39 AS C-130J-30 Details
Crashed during takeoff from Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, which killed all 11 individuals onboard and three Afghan Special Reaction Force (ASRF) members on the ground.
Jan 2019 [ ] 08-726 08- 5726 USAF 317 AW C-130J-30 Details
A mortar at Bagram AB hit close by causing shrapnel damage to front half of the airframe. No one injured and aircraft patched up to fly again.
21 Apr 2015 [ w/o] 09-710 09- 5710 USAF 413 FLTS AC-130J Details
On 21 April 2015, at approximately 12:18hrs local time, departed controlled flight over water approximately 41NM south of Eglin AFB and then was recovered and landed safely. There were no significant injuries to the crew. Post-flight engineering analysis revealed that aircraft exceeded the Design Limit Load thus rendering it unsafe for further flight. The damages are estimated to be $115,600,000, which includes the total loss.

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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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