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C-130 Accident Reports for 1968

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Found 26 aircraft, displaying 16- 26 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
15 May 1968 [ w/o] 63-875 63- 7875 USAF 29 MAS C-130E Details
Port wing broke on hard landing at Quang Tri, South Vietnam.
16 May 1968 [ w/o] N9267R L100 Details
Burned out after propeller struck the ground while taxiing at Macuma, Ecuador. Everyone on board was safe.
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.
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.
29 Jul 1968 [ w/o] 66-214 66- 0214 USAF 39 ARRS HC-130P Details
Destroyed by Viet Cong satchel charges at Tuy Hoa AB, South Vietnam. Also destroyed was HC-130P 66-0218, c/n 4174.
29 Jul 1968 [ w/o] 66-218 66- 0218 USAF 39 ARRS HC-130P Details
Destroyed by Viet Cong satchel charges at Tuy Hoa AB, South Vietnam. Also destroyed was HC-130P 66-0214, c/n 4164.
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.
19 Oct 1968 [ w/o] 17949 64- 17949 TuAF 222 Filo C-130E Details
Flew into a mountain while on approach to land at Akhisar AB, Turkey killing all seven crew.
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.
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.
24 Dec 1968 [ w/o] N760AL L100 Details
Crashed at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska on go-around while caught in a snowstorm.

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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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