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Airframe Details for C-130 #4963

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 4963
LM Aero T/V 4963
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered NAF NAF917
C-130H-30
Current NAF NAF917
C-130H-30
Status [sto]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
May 1983 [act] NAF917 C-130H-30
Coded N4099R
Jan 1985 [act] NAF917 NAF 88 MAG C-130H-30
Apr 2007 [i/a] NAF917 C-130H-30
14 Jul 2012 [msh] NAF917 C-130H-30
A Boeing 747-700 from Arik Airlines (reg. SNMJI) struck the wing of this C-130 while parked at Jos Airport. The wing and an external fuel tank were damaged. Infact a section of wing from the 737 was left in the wing of the C-130.
14 Jul 2012 [sto] NAF917 C-130H-30
Mar 2016 [act] NAF917 C-130H-30
Apr 2022 [sto] NAF917 C-130H-30
At Lagos IAP.


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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