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

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Found 211 aircraft, displaying 76- 90 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
Feb 1974 [ act] 61-366 61- 2366 USAF 55 WRS WC-130E Details
Exact date undetermined, it struck some trees while taxiing at Midway Island in the North Pacific.. As the pilot and co-pilot were late for their mission, they were rushed and going over check lists as they taxied instead of scanning closer for obsticles. By the time it was noticed, the aicraft had cut down 170 feet of trees. The aircraft was repaired shortly after.
08 Jun 1988 [ w/o] 61-373 61- 2373 USAF 115 TAS C-130E Details
Crashed short of runway on approach to Greenville, Mississippi killing 6 on board. May have been the 154th TAS?
29 Apr 1969 [ w/o] 61-637 61- 2637 USAF 29 MAS C-130B Details
Crash on landing at Loc Ninh, South Vietnam.
19 Mar 1966 [ w/o] 61-641 61- 2641 USAF 313 TCW C-130B Details
Crash into mountain on the island of Senja on approach to Bardufoss AS, Norway killing 7 on baord.
24 Feb 1971 [ w/o] 61-642 61- 2642 USAF 29 MAS C-130B Details
Written off after being damaged in rocket attack at Da Nang AB, South Vietnam. A single 122 mm rocket hit the aircraft fuselage. No one was killed in the attack and a few other C-130s were damaged. Aircraft had just returned from a medivac mission (903rd AEG) from the DMZ area to Da Nang. All crew and patients were off loaded before the rocket hit by minutes. Tail section was used to repair an AC-130. Some sources have this as February 21st.
28 Nov 1968 [ w/o] 61-644 61- 2644 USAF 772 TAS C-130B Details
Overran runway during short field landing at Tonie Cham, South Vietnam.
08 Oct 1967 [ w/o] 61-649 61- 2649 USAF 29 TAS C-130B Details
Crash into mountain 25 kilometers southeast of Hue, South Vietnam killing 23 on board.
06 Sep 1968 [ w/o] 62-785 62- 1785 USAF 345 TAS C-130E Details
Shot down at Tan Phat, South Vietnam killing 5 on board.
03 May 1972 [ w/o] 62-797 62- 1797 USAF 50 TAS C-130E Details
Shot down at An Loc, South Vietnam, during night resupply drop.
15 Dec 1969 [ w/o] 62-800 62- 1800 USAF 50 TAS C-130E Details
Crashed after propeller reversed in flight, RoCAF.
31 Jul 1970 [ w/o] 62-802 62- 1802 USAF 4442 CCTG C-130E Details
Crashed on training flight near Piggott, Arkansas.
05 Jun 1972 [ w/o] 62-805 62- 1805 USAF 374 TAW C-130E Details
Crashed into sea after landing gear explosion near Makung, Pescadores Islands (loaned to 374th TAW from 316th TAW).
24 Apr 1980 [ w/o] 62-809 62- 1809 USAF 7 ACCS EC-130E Details
Destroyed in collision with RH-53D 158761 at Posht-i-Bada, Iran during Operation Eagle Claw hostage rescue mission in Iranian desert.
15 Jul 1967 [ act] 62-809 62- 1809 USAF 7 ACCS C-130E Details
Damaged in mortar attack, Da Nang AB, South Vietnam.
19 Feb 1972 [ w/o] 62-813 62- 1813 USAF 16 TATS C-130E Details
Mid-air collision with Cessna T-37 near Little Rock killing 5 on board. Both crewmembers of the T-37 ejected safely.

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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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