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

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Found 211 aircraft, displaying 91- 105 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
03 Mar 1968 [ w/o] 62-814 62- 1814 USAF 50 TAS C-130E Details
Wrecked after electrical fire in cockpit at Cam Ranh Bay AB, South Vietnam.
15 Jul 1967 [ w/o] 62-815 62- 1815 USAF 7 ACCS EC-130E Details
Destroyed in mortar attack, Da Nang AB, South Vietnam.
17 Nov 1969 [ act] 62-824 62- 1824 USAF 314 TCW C-130E Details
Damaged by a rocket attack in Quan Loi, South Vietnam, but was repaired.
Feb 1969 [ w/o] 62-831 62- 1831 USAF 314 TAW C-130E Details
Written off in ground accident at St. Petersburg.
14 May 1995 [ w/o] 62-838 62- 1838 USAF 731 AS C-130E Details
Number 2 engine caught fire and disengaged from its mount and severing the left wing after departing from Boise, Idaho killing 6 on board.
02 Oct 1966 [ w/o] 62-840 62- 1840 USAF 776 TCS C-130E Details
Shot down 30 kilometers south of Cam Ranh Bay AB, South Vietnam.
20 Apr 1974 [ w/o] 62-841 62- 1841 USAF 115 TAS C-130E Details
Crash on take-off from Andersen AFB, Guam killing all 6 on board. Also thought to have belonged to 776th TAS?
20 Dec 1965 [ w/o] 62-843 62- 1843 USAF 345 TCS C-130E Details
Crashed into a hill during approach to Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam. All five crew were killed. Some have stated this to be the in-flight combat loss of a C-130 to enemy action although there is no confirmation of this. Conditions were low cloud cover. Serial number of this aircraft was later assigned to C-130E 64-0506, c/n 3990 in 1973, which was being operated by Air America in support of CIA operations since December 31, 1964.
15 Oct 1973 [ w/o] 62-845 62- 1845 USAF 345 TAS C-130E Details
Crashed into Sugarloaf Mountain, 20 miles south of Fort Smith, killing 7 on board.
26 Apr 2011 [ sto] 62-851 62- 1851 C-130E Details
Several C-130's were damaged when an F2 tornado struck Little Rock AFB.
12 Aug 1972 [ w/o] 62-853 62- 1853 USAF 776 TAS C-130E Details
Shot down during take-off from Soc Trang, South Vietnam killing 30 out of 44 on board.
23 May 1972 [ w/o] 62-854 62- 1854 USAF 21 TAS C-130E Details
Destroyed by rocket while on ground at Kontum, South Vietnam. Some sources say this happened May 17th.
17 Nov 1969 [ act] 62-854 62- 1854 USAF 346 TAS C-130E Details

Struck by a 122mm rocket on the right wing and debris punched 266 holes in the aircraft. Loadmaster Norm Thomas was killed in attack. MSGT Bob Gabel, also a loadmaster onboard was laying on the ramp next to Norman during the attack was thrown into a tie down that severely injured his back. Shrapnel also severed his fermoal artery. With these significant injuries Bob carried his fellow loadmaster, who was unresponsive, to the crew door to escape the fire and where he collapsed and then was treated by awaiting medical staff. Bob received Silver Star for his heroic actions. Aircraft was taxiing at the end of the runway after landing to unload a cargo of TNT. Pilot was Captain Lou Hari of the 346th TAS.

Aircraft was repaired after several months of repair that was made difficult by constant mortar attacks. One mortar did damage the wing even further than the original impact of the rocket. So aircraft was moved after that to a location more interior to the airfield for further repair. During that repair time, the aircraft received the name Quan Loi Queen. Once repaired, crew often stated how the aircraft never flew quite as well, Was later destroyed May 23, 1972.
Unknown [ con] 62-857 62- 1857 C-130E Details
Wheels-up landing, Eglin AFB but was repaired and converted into an EC-130E.
25 Jun 1968 [ w/o] 62-861 62- 1861 USAF 50 TAS C-130E Details
Left wing set on fire (most likley from AAA) over Kantum, South Vietnam and crash landed at Tay Ninh, South Vietnam. Aircraft flew entire final approach with the left wing burning. Crew didn't know if the fire would evenutally result in wing separation. The five crew onboard survived by exiting the aircraft quickly after the crash landing. Aircraft quickly enveloped in flames.

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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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