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September

3 Sep 1976 C-130H #FAV-7772 of the Venezuelan Air Force crashed after three attempts of landing in bad weather, in high winds and low visibility at Lajes Air Base, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal. The aircraft was carrying 68 passengers (members of the 'Orfe

November

21 Nov 1976 L-100-20 #CF-PWX of Pacific Western Airlines crashed at Eastville, near Kisangani, Zaire, low fuel, emergency landing in fog at night.Field landing lights off on arrival, not enough fuel to return, let down in jungle, one survivor.

December

4 Dec 1976 C-130H #CN-AOB of the Royal Moroccan Air Force crashed after take off from Laayoune when lost two engines .
21 Dec 1976 C-130H #5-8336 of the Imperial Iranian Air Force crashed during approach in bad weather to Shiraz, Iran.