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C-130 Aircraft Database

C-130 Accident Reports for 2008

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Found 11 aircraft, displaying 1- 11 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
13 Mar 2008 [ act] 130343 RCAF 8 W CC-130H-30 AIB Report Details
Tail strike causing Cat-C damaged at Kandahar airfield and easily repaired.
26 Apr 2008 [ act] 130343 RCAF 8 W CC-130H-30 AIB Report Details
Ground maintanence, rudder hinge jammed during removal of the vertical stabilizer causing damage to the rudder hinge support and rudder skin. Easily repaired.
31 May 2008 [ act] 164994 USNavy VR-53 C-130T Details
Wrecked due to hail damage at Andrews AFB. Eventually repaired.
31 May 2008 [ act] 164995 USNavy VR-53 C-130T Details
Damaged due to hail damage at Andrews AFB.
31 May 2008 [ act] 164997 USNavy VR-53 C-130T Details
Damaged due to hail damage at Andrews AFB.
27 Jun 2008 [ w/o] 86-412 86- 0412 USAF 95 AS C-130H Details
Emergency landing shortly after takeoff from Baghdad. Landed in an empty field with all four engines lost. On touchdown, two undercarriage leggs seperated and the other main gear forced up into the fuselage causing sevre damage to the floor. Entire crew survived. A USAF explosive team from the 447th AEG destroed the aircraft on July 7, 2008 after all usable parts were removed.
28 Jul 2008 [ act] 130344 RCAF 8 W CC-130H-30 Details
Cat-C mishap tail strike at Kandahar. Easily repaired.
Aug 2008 [ w/o] 4593 HHP 222 AS L100-20 Details
Flew into the ocean less than an hour after departing Davao City, Philippines.. All nine on board lost their lives.
04 Aug 2008 [ w/o] 1212 UAEAF 4 sqn C-130H Details
Went off the end of the runway at Bagram AB, Kabul and burned.
Nov 2008 [ act] 69-825 69- 5825 USAF 8 SOS MC-130P Details
Damaged at Bamako, Mali, Africa on November 17th 2008. The aircraft was on a mission supporting CV-22s and while parked at a public airport, jet blast from a commercial airliner taxiing caused damage to the tail. Repairs were completed by November 20th and aircraft headed home the same day. Need to confirm exact date of loss.



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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