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C-130 Accident Reports for 1969

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Found 26 aircraft, displaying 16- 26 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
16 Jul 1969 [ w/o] CF-PWO L100 Details
Wing struck the ground on go-around in fog at Cayaya, Peru.
Aug 1969 [ con] CF-PWN L100 Details
Damaged at Eureka, North West Territories. During repairs was upgraded to L100-20 with a stretch fuselage.
26 Aug 1969 [ w/o] 1002 60- 5452 FAC Esc 811 C-130B Details
Crashed during landing at Bogota
06 Oct 1969 [ w/o] 58-718 58- 0718 USAF 774 TAS C-130B Details
Mid-air explosion near Chu Lai, South Vietnam.
Nov 1969 [ act] 55-026 55- 0026 USAF 41 TCS C-130A Details
Was mortar shelled, but repaired. The call had come in to Det 1, 834th AD that an aircraft had been mortared. She took some mortar hits after landing that destroyed the left main landing gear tires and left nose tire. Flak also destroyed the number 2 engine and the hydraulics for the elevators and cargo ramp. There were shrapnel hits all over the left side of the aft fuselage and tail. Most of the flight crew had departed on another aircraft prior to our arrival but the aircraft commander remained. The Army discussed destroying the aircraft, since it had been "quiet" at their camp for a while and this C-130 was now a "mortar magnet", but the A/C wouldn't hear of it. The damaged tires and wheels were replaced, the torn up outer gear door removed, some tubing and hoses from the cargo ramp hydraulics scavenged to get the elevators working again, closing the ramp with a forklift and stripped out all the extra weight from the cargo compartment to lighten her up. The aircraft took off on 3 engines.
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.
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.
24 Nov 1969 [ w/o] 56-533 56- 0533 USAF 21 TAS C-130A Details
Shot down at Ban Salou, Laos, during Blind Bat flare mission. All 8 on board were killed. Crew was part of 41 TAS.
13 Dec 1969 [ w/o] 56-499 56- 0499 USAF 41 TAS C-130A Details
Crashed during 3-engine take-off from Bu Dop, South Vietnam.
15 Dec 1969 [ w/o] 62-800 62- 1800 USAF 50 TAS C-130E Details
Crashed after propeller reversed in flight, RoCAF.
21 Dec 1969 [ w/o] 2450 FAB 1°/1° GT C-130E Details
Written off at Recife, Brazil due to an exceptionally hard landing.

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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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