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C-130 Accident Reports for 1992

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Found 12 aircraft, displaying advertising.html- 12 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
Unknown [ act] 148320 59- 5924 USNavy VXE-6 LC-130F Details
Nose ski was dipped down at the front during landing, caught the snow damaging the ski, nose gear, starboard ski and flap. Location of the mishap was Willy Field, Antartica and no injuries resulted with the aircraft returning to flying status shortly after. Date of loss is unknown, reportedly 1992 or 1993.
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.
24 Apr 1992 [ act] 67-183 67- 7183 USAF 310 MAS C-130H Details
Attacked by a Peruvian aircraft while on an authorized anti-drug flight from Panama. The aft right door was blown out causing one of the crew members, Msgt. Joe Beard, to be sucked out of the aircraft. Aircraft made an emergency landing and was eventually repaired.
28 Apr 1992 [ w/o] 64-501 64- 0501 USAF 317 TAW C-130E Details
Crashed into Blewett Falls Lake killing the entire crew of nine.
24 Aug 1992 [ w/o] 56-517 56- 0517 C-130A Details
Ground instructional aircraft destroyed in Hurricane Andrew at Homestead AFB.
24 Aug 1992 [ w/o] 58-740 58- 0740 C-130B Details
Ground instructional aircraft destroyed in Hurricane Andrew at Homestead AFB.
27 Aug 1992 [ act] 149794 USNavy VRC-50 C-130F Details
Heavily damaged in Typhoon Omar at NAS Agana, Guam.
29 Aug 1992 [ act] 149793 USNavy VRC-50 C-130F Details
Was trapped by a partially collapsed hangar in the aftermath of Typhoon Omar which struck NAS Andersen, Guam.
26 Sep 1992 [ w/o] NAF911 C-130H Details
Crashed near Lagos, Nigeria with all 158 (confirmed) people on board killed. Exact number of those on board is not known as there was no manifest, so was likely more. Aircraft started losing engines one-by-one shortly after take off. The aircraft plowed into the ground in a nose steep angle with only one operating engine three minutes into the flight.
07 Oct 1992 [ w/o] 63-881 63- 7881 USAF 167 TAS C-130E Details
Crashed into a house after wing hit power lines near Berkeley Springs, West Virginia killing all 6 on board.
23 Nov 1992 [ act] CH-08 71- 1804 BAF 20 sqn C-130H Details
Nose landing gear was damaged after a hard landing at Mogadishu-West, Somalia. It had a temporary repair done the next day and flew to Mombasa, Kenya where more repairs were carried out.
17 Dec 1992 [ sto] 130317 64- 17636 RCAF 8 W CC-130E AIB Report Details



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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