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

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Found 211 aircraft, displaying 46- 60 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
24 Apr 1965 [ w/o] 57-475 57- 0475 USAF 815 TCS C-130A Details
Aircraft was low on fuel in bad weather with a heavy load, lost two engines and went down on a mountain side after a go-around at Korat RTAFB, Thailand. Six crew were killed in this first loss to a C-130 in the Vietnam conflict.
Apr 1959 [ act] 57-490 57- 0490 USAF 61 TCS C-130D Details
Nose gear collapsed during a landing on Arctic ice at DYEIII causing some major damage to the nose gear assemble and forward cargo compartment. The aircraft struck a ice ridge formed from wind.
Unknown [ act] 57-490 57- 0490 USAF 17 TCS C-130D Details
Lost prop on engine one and belly landed. Was repaired by April quickly.
22 Oct 1968 [ act] 57-492 57- 0492 USAF 17 TAS C-130D Pilot Interview Details
Wrecked on landing at on touchdown at Greenland, Dye 3 when the left gear/ski landed in a deep hole in the snow. The gear became detached and on its rearward travel damaged the left para door and the left tailplane. The wing down attitude led to the No 1 propeller striking the snow, which in turn led to serious engine damage and a fire, which was quickly put out. Flew out six weeks later after five weeks of repair. Flew with a few stops to Hayes Aircraft at Birmingham, Alabama for permanent repairs.
05 Jun 1972 [ w/o] 57-495 57- 0495 USAF 17 TAS C-130D Details
Crashed due to rudder stall during flat side-slipping turn.
06 Oct 1969 [ w/o] 58-718 58- 0718 USAF 774 TAS C-130B Details
Mid-air explosion near Chu Lai, South Vietnam.
11 Jan 1965 [ w/o] 58-719 58- 0719 USAF 313 TCW JC-130B Details
Jumped one of two main wheel chocks during engine run-up, with one main gear still anchored, ground looped and ran across ramp and crashed into C-130B #58-0730 destroying both aircraft in the ensuing fire at Forbes AFB, Kansas.
16 Jul 1979 [ act] 58-720 58- 0720 USAF 187 TAS C-130B Details
01 Feb 1975 [ w/o] 58-721 58- 0721 USAF 706 TAS C-130B Details
Crash on take-off when number one engine failed at New Orleans, Louisiana.
16 Apr 1967 [ w/o] 58-722 58- 0722 USAF 29 TCS C-130B Details
Crash after ammunition load exploded on go-around at Bao Loc, South Vietnam.
11 Jan 1965 [ w/o] 58-730 58- 0730 USAF 313 TCW C-130B Details
Destroyed in a fire after C-130B #58-0719 jumped chocks during an engine run-up and crashed into it at Forbes AFB, Kansas. Both aircraft were written-off.
06 Feb 1992 [ w/o] 58-732 58- 0732 USAF 165 TAS C-130B Details
Stalled on take-off during a simulated engine failure and crashed one mile south of Evansville, Indiana killing all 5 on board as well as 11 on the ground.
Unknown [ con] 58-733 58- 0733 USAF 772 TAS C-130B Details
Damaged in 1968 in South Vietnam but was repaired and rebuilt as a WC-130B.
09 Jun 1967 [ w/o] 58-737 58- 0737 USAF 29 TCS C-130B Details
Crash after structural failure possibly shot down 20 kilometers east of Tan Son Nhut AB, South Vietnam killing 10 on board.
24 Aug 1992 [ w/o] 58-740 58- 0740 C-130B Details
Ground instructional aircraft destroyed in Hurricane Andrew at Homestead AFB.

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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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