List of C-130 Hercules crashes

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The C-130 Hercules is generally a highly reliable aircraft. The Royal Air Force (RAF) recorded an accident rate of about one aircraft loss per 250,000 flying hours over the last forty years, making it one of the safest aircraft they operate (alongside Vickers VC10s and Lockheed Tristars with no flying losses).[1] However, more than 15 percent of production has been lost, including 70 by the United States Air Force (USAF) and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) during the conflict in Southeast Asia.[2][3] As of March 28, 2007, this is thought to be a complete listing through January 2007, but omits the JC-130A tested to destruction (53-3130, c.n. 3002), and airframes retired or withdrawn from service in the course of useful operational lives. By the nature of the Hercules' worldwide service, the pattern of losses provides an interesting barometer of the global hotspots over the past fifty years.

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[edit] Crashes by decade

[edit] 1950s

  • USAF RoundelSeptember 2, 1958: C-130A-II, 56-0528, c.n. 3136, of the 7406th CCS was shot down by four MiG-17 fighters when it flew into Soviet airspace over Yerevan, Armenia while on a SIGINT mission, with all 17 crew killed. A look-alike C-130A is displayed in Vigilance Park at the National Security Agency headquarters at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. This was the first operational C-130 hull loss.[4]
  • USAF RoundelSeptember 19, 1958: C-130A 56-0526, c.n. 3134, of the 314th Troop Carrier Wing, had a mid-air collision with a French Armée de l'Air Dassault Super Mystére over France.
  • USAF RoundelMay 20, 1959: C-130A 57-0468, c.n. 3175, of the 815th Troop Carrier Squadron, 483rd Troop Carrier Wing, crashed at Ashiya, Japan when it lost control during landing with single-engine failure.

[edit] 1960s

  • USAF RoundelMay 27, 1961: A Tactical Air Command C-130B 59-1534, c.n. 3570, of the 773rd Troop Carrier Squadron, veered off the runway during landing at Ramstein Air Base, West Germany, with single-engine failure. Hull written off.
  • USAF RoundelOctober 1961: Tactical Air Command C-130B 58-0745, c.n. 3543 of the 317th Troop Carrier Wing was damaged in a refuelling fire at Évreux-Fauville Air Base, France, and written off. Front portion towed to Spangdahlem Air Base, West Germany, to repair C-130B 58-0734, c.n. 3530, in October 1969.
  • USAF RoundelMarch 8, 1962: C-130A 55-0020, c.n. 3047, of the 40th Troop Carrier Squadron, crashed in France in bad weather.
  • USAF RoundelMay 17, 1962: C-130A 56-0546, c.n. 3154, of the 40th Troop Carrier Squadron, 322nd Air Division, crashed into mountain peak in Kenya in bad weather after it descended under given altitude.
  • USAF RoundelNovember 26, 1962: C-130A 56-0488, c.n. 3096, of the 4442nd Combat Crew Training Squadron, crashed on go-around at Sewart Air Force Base, Tennessee, during a training flight - lost two engines.
  • USAF RoundelAugust 27, 1963: C-130A 56-0474, c.n. 3082, of the 315th Air Division, burned at Naha Air Base, Okinawa, during refuelling.
  • USAF RoundelMay 2, 1964: C-130A 56-0492, c.n. 3100, of the 315th Air Division, crashed on landing at Ie Shima Island, Japan, when it hit the edge of the runway. Fuselage to Sukiran for paratrooper training.
  • Air Force Roundel September 3, 1964: C-130B Angkatan Udara Republik Indonesia (Indonesian Air Force) C-130B T-1307, c.n. 3599, of 31 Sqn. crashed in the Straits of Malacca. Probably chased by RAF Javelin. This was the first non-U.S. Hercules hull loss.
  • USAF RoundelJanuary 11, 1965: During an engine run-up test at Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas, a C-130B 58-0719, c.n. 3514, of the 313th Troop Carrier Wing, jumped the wheel chocks and pivoted into C-130B 58-0730, c.n. 3525, of the same squadron. Both airframes were destroyed in the ensuing fire.
  • USAF RoundelMarch 25, 1965: C-130E 63-7797, c.n. 3863, of the 464th Troop Carrier Wing, hit high-tension line on ridge top and crashed near Alençon, France, killing all seven crew.
  • USAF RoundelApril 24, 1965: C-130A 57-0475, c.n. 3182, of the 815th Troop Carrier Squadron, crashed at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, during go-around in bad weather with heavy load - lost two engines, low fuel. This was the first Hercules hull loss related to the war in Southeast Asia. Six killed.
  • USAF RoundelJuly 1, 1965: C-130A 55-0039, c.n. 3066, of the 817th Troop Carrier Squadron, was destroyed by sappers with satchel charges at Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam.
  • USAF RoundelJuly 1, 1965: C-130A 55-0042, c.n. 3069, of the 817th Troop Carrier Squadron, was destroyed by sappers with satchel charges at Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam.
  • Air force roundelAugust 18, 1965: Pakistani Air Force C-130B 12648, former USAF 61-2648, c.n. 3691, supplied under MAP, was written off after it veered off runway on landing.
  • USAF RoundelAugust 24, 1965: USMC KC-130F BuNo 149802, c.n. 3693, veered off runway on take-off from Hong Kong and hit seawall. No. 1 propeller reversed. This was the first Hercules hull loss in Marine Corps service.
  • Air Force Roundel September 16, 1965: Angkatan Udari Republik Indonesia (Indonesian Air Force) C-130B T-1306, c.n. 3598, of 31 Sqn. crashed at Bawang airstrip, Kalimantan, Timur, Borneo, after hits by friendly fire.
  • USAF RoundelSeptember 18, 1965: C-130A 55-0038, c.n. 3065, of the 35th Troop Carrier Squadron, crashed when it struck water before landing at Qhi Nhon, South Vietnam.
  • USAF RoundelDecember 8, 1965: C-130A 56-0502, c.n. 3110, of the 817th Troop Carrier Squadron, crashed on take-off from Chu Lai, South Vietnam - engine problems.
  • USAF RoundelDecember 12, 1965: C-130A 56-0515, c.n. 3123, of the 18th Troop Carrier Squadron, crashed during an assault take-off from Bitburg, West Germany.
  • USAF RoundelDecember 20, 1965: C-130E 62-1843, c.n. 3805, of the 345th Troop Carrier Squadron, 314th Troop Carrier Wing, crashed into hill during approach to Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam. Serial number subsequently assigned to C-130E 64-0506, c.n. 3990 in 1973, which was assigned "to another agency" December 31, 1964, and flew Air America missions in support of CIA operations in Southeast Asia in a "sanitized" condition. Modified to C-130E(I). Reappeared at Hurlburt Field, Florida in the early 1970s, carrying 62-1843 identity, as C-130E(I), redesignated MC-130E in early 1977. Assigned to the 711th Special Operation Squadron at Duke Field, Eglin Air Force Base Aux. Field 3, in October 1995, c.n. 3990, the faux 62-1843, was still there as of December 2005. The builders plate reads what the Air Force wants it to read, but the airframe hours tell no lies, and the identity is an open secret on the flightline.
  • USAF RoundelJanuary 6, 1966: C-130B 61-0972, c.n. 3669, of the 463rd Troop Carrier Wing, was shot down west of Pleiku, South Vietnam.
  • USAF RoundelJanuary 9, 1966: C-130B 61-0970, c.n. 3667, of the 774th Troop Carrier Squadron, 314th Troop Carrier Wing, crashed on landing at An Khe, South Vietnam - number three propeller did not reverse and airframe ran off runway.
  • USAF RoundelFebruary 1, 1966: USMC KC-130F BuNo 149809, c.n. 3709, of VMGR-152, damaged over North Vietnam, crashed in sea 65 kilometers east of Dong Hoi.
  • USAF RoundelMarch 19, 1966: The crew of seven was killed when C-130B 61-2641, c.n. 3677, of the 313th Troop Carrier Wing, crashed into Svanfjellet at 2,650 feet on the island of Senja on approach to Bardufoss Air Station, Norway.
  • USAF RoundelMarch 26, 1966: C-130A 56-0506, c.n. 3114, of the 41st Troop Carrier Squadron, damaged landing at Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam, due to propeller reversal problem. Destroyed when towed by tank.
  • USAF RoundelMarch 29, 1966: C-130B 61-0953, c.n. 3630, of the 29th Troop Carrier Squadron, written-off after it touched down short of the runway during night landing at Pleiku, South Vietnam.
  • RCAF RoundelApril 15, 1966: An RCAF CC-130B 10304, c.n. 3590, crash landed in a field after losing a forward cargo door inflight, resulting in structural damage due to explosive decompression. .[5]
  • USAF RoundelMay 31, 1966: C-130E 64-0511, c.n. 3995, of the 61st Troop Carrier Squadron, shot down during Carolina Moon operation against the Thanh Hoa bridge on the Song Ma River, North Vietnam.
  • USAF RoundelJune 17, 1966: USAF Military Airlift Command C-130E 63-7785, c.n. 3852, operated by US Navy squadron VR-8, MATS, out of Naval Air Station Moffett, California, exploded over sea off Cam Ranh Bay, sabotage? This was the first Navy operated Hercules to be lost, but it was on loan from an Air Force unit. Serial number subsequently applied to C-130E 64-0507, c.n. 3991, in 1972, which was assigned "to another agency" December 31, 1964, and flew Air America missions in support of CIA operations in Southeast Asia in a "sanitized" condition. Operated into Laos in all-black scheme. Operated by the 1198th OETS out of Norton Air Force Base (from October 1967), and modified to C-130E(I) Rivet Yard, then assigned to the 1174th Support Squadron, Norton Air Force Base. To 1st Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, December 1972, now sporting the 63-7785, c.n. 3852, identity. Modified to Rivet Yank in 1974, and redesignated MC-130E in early 1977. Ops by the 8th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, mid-1995, then to 711th Special Operations Squadron, Duke Field, Florida by November 1995. Loan to 8th Special Operations Squadron, as of April 2001.
  • Air force roundelJuly 15, 1966:[6] Pakistani Air Force C-130B 24142, former USAF 62-4142, c.n. 3768, supplied under MAP, of 6 Sqn., crashed into mountain in Pakistan.
  • USAF RoundelSeptember 6, 1966: C-130E 63-7878, c.n. 3949, of the 776th Troop Carrier Squadron, crashed into a mountain in Taiwan due to a navigation error.
  • USAF RoundelOctober 2, 1966: C-130E 62-1840, c.n. 3803, of the 776th Troop Carrier Squadron, shot down 30 kilometers south of Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam.
  • USAF RoundelOctober 12, 1966: C-130E 63-7886, c.n. 3957, of the 516th Tactical Airlift Wing, flew into ground at night circa 30 kilometers north-northwest of Aspermont, Texas.
  • USAF RoundelOctober 25, 1966: C-130B 61-0955, c.n. 3634, of the 48th Troop Carrier Squadron, ran off runway during landing at Fort Campbell, Kentucky after hitting wake turbulence - written off.
  • Air Force RoundelOctober 26, 1966: Forca Aérea Brasileira C-130E FAB serial 2452, c.n. 4093, of 1 Esquadrao, 1 Grupo, Galeao, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, crashed during landing with a high sink rate.
  • USAF RoundelFebruary 17, 1967: C-130B 60-0307, c.n. 3618, of the 773rd Troop Carrier Squadron, crashed after take-off from Tay Ninh, South Vietnam, after suffering split flap problem. Emergency landing in rice paddy, written off.
  • USAF RoundelMarch 12, 1967: C-130E 63-7772, c.n. 3838, of the 345th Troop Carrier Squadron, crashed on take-off from An Khe, South Vietnam - disturbance by helicopter.
  • USAF RoundelApril 16 1967: C-130B 58-0722, c.n. 3517, of the 29th Troop Carrier Squadron, 463rd Troop Carrier Wing, crashed on go-around at Bao Loc, South Vietnam - ammunition load exploded.
  • April 18, 1967: Imperial Iranian Air Force C-130E IIAF serial 5-107, c.n. 4118, of the 5th Air Transport Squadron, destroyed by lightning strike.
  • RCAF RoundelApril 27, 1967: An RCAF CC-130E 130309 (formerly 10309), c.n. 4050, crashed after take-off from Trenton, possibly due to an elevator trim failure.[7]
  • USAF RoundelJune 9, 1967: C-130B 58-0737, c.n. 3534, of the 29th Troop Carrier Squadron, crashed 20 kilometers east of Tan Son Nhut, South Vietnam. Structural failure, probably shot down.
  • USAF RoundelJune 17, 1967: C-130B 60-0293, c.n. 3591, of the 772nd Troop Carrier Squadron, overran the runway at An Khe, South Vietnam on aborted take-off, written off.
  • USAF RoundelJune 22, 1967: C-130E 63-7801, c.n. 3867, of the 777th Tactical Airlift Squadron, tore off wing on landing at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, written off. Fuselage to paratrooper training, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, then to loadmaster training at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, November 1971. Scrapped 1999.
  • USAF RoundelJuly 15, 1967: C-130A 55-0009, c.n. 3036, of the 41st Troop Carrier Squadron, destroyed by mortar attack, Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam.
  • USAF RoundelJuly 15, 1967: EC-130E 62-1815, c.n. 3777, of the 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, destroyed by mortar attack, Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam.
  • USAF RoundelOctober 8, 1967: C-130B 61-2649, c.n. 3692, of the 773rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 463rd Troop Carrier Wing, hit mountain 25 kilometers southeast of Phu Bai/Hue, South Vietnam.
  • USAF RoundelOctober 12, 1967: C-130A 57-0467, c.n. 3174, of the 21st Troop Carrier Squadron, hit bulldozer during take-off from Dak To, South Vietnam - landed at Cam Ranh Bay, written off.
  • USAF RoundelOctober 15, 1967: C-130E 64-0548, c.n. 4043, of the 62nd Tactical Airlift Squadron, crashed short of the runway at Khe Sanh, South Vietnam - too low on the GCA approach to execute airdrop.
  • USAF RoundelNovember 15, 1967: C-130E 62-1865, c.n. 3829, of the 776th Tactical Airlift Squadron, destroyed in rocket attack at Dak To, South Vietnam.
  • USAF RoundelNovember 15, 1967: C-130E 63-7827, c.n. 3904, of the 776th Tactical Airlift Squadron, destroyed in rocket attack at Dak To, South Vietnam.
  • USAF RoundelNovember 25, 1967: C-130E(I) Rivet Clamp 64-0563, c.n. 4071, of Detachment 1, 314th Tactical Airlift Wing, destroyed in mortar attack at Nha Trang, South Vietnam.
  • USAF RoundelDecember 29, 1967: C-130E(I) Rivet Clamp 64-0547, c.n. 4040, of Detachment 1, 314th Tactical Airlift Wing, crashed into mountain 65 kilometers northeast of Dien Bien Phu, after dropping leaflets.
  • USAF RoundelFebruary 10, 1968: USMC KC-130F BuNo 149813, c.n. 3719, of VMGR-152, crash landed on runway at Khe Sanh, South Vietnam, when ground fire set alight fuel bladder on board. Crash was documented in full color by cameramen at the Marine firebase.
  • USAF RoundelFebruary 18, 1968: C-130B 58-0743, c.n. 3540, of the 772nd Troop Carrier Squadron, destroyed in mortar attack at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam. Round entered through overhead escape hatch.
  • USAF RoundelFebruary 29, 1968: C-130E 64-0522, c.n. 4006, of the 776th Tactical Airlift Squadron, hit by ground fire on take-off from Song Ba, South Vietnam, returned, crash landed and burned.
  • USAF RoundelMarch 2, 1968: C-130A 56-0549, c.n. 3157, of the 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, crashed during night landing at Phu Bai/Hue, South Vietnam.
  • USAF RoundelMarch 3, 1968: C-130E 62-1814, c.n. 3776, of the 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron, crashed at Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam - electrical fire in aft cockpit.
  • Flag of ZambiaApril 11, 1968: L-100, c.n. 4109, leased from Lockheed Aircraft Service Company as N9261R to Continental Air Services, November 1965, then sold to the Government of the Republic of Zambia, August 1966, and leased to Zambian Air Cargoes with registration 9J-RCY, August 1966. Hard-luck Hercules suffered fire in left wheel well on fourth attempt to taxi start engine, June 1967 at Dar-es-Salaam. Repaired by Marshall of Cambridge (Engineering), Cambridge, UK. Destroyed in ground collision with c.n. 4137 at Ndola, when returning from Dar-es-Salaam - brake failure.
  • Flag of ZambiaApril 11, 1968: L-100, c.n. 4137, sold to the Government of the Republic of Zambia, August 1966, and leased to Zambian Air Cargoes with registration 9J-RBX, August 1966. Destroyed in ground collision when hit by c.n. 4109 at Ndola, when 9J-RCY suffered brake failure upon returning from Dar-es-Salaam.
  • USAF RoundelApril 13, 1968: C-130B 61-0967, c.n. 3654, of the 774th Tactical Airlift Squadron, crashed at Khe Sanh, South Vietnam, suffered engine failure on landing, slid off runway, burned.
  • USAF RoundelApril 16, 1968: C-130A 56-0480, c.n. 3088, of the 35th Tactical Airlift Squadron, crash landed at Special Forces Camp Bunard, 80 kilometers north of Bien Hoa, South Vietnam. Hull blown-up.
  • USAF RoundelApril 26, 1968: C-130B 60-0298, c.n. 3602, of the 773rd Tactical Airlift Squadron, shot down dropping load at A Loui, South Vietnam. Crashed trying to land at A Loui. Manned by crew from 29th Tactical Airlift Squadron.
  • Air force roundelApril 30, 1968: L-100 c.n. 4145, bought by Pakistan government for Pakistan International Airlines, October 1966, registered AP-AUU; operated by Pakistani Air Force, serial 64145, coded "U". Crashed when wing broke in turbulence near Chaklala, Pakistan.
  • USAF RoundelMay 12, 1968: C-130A 56-0548, c.n. 3156, of the 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, damaged by small arms fire at Kham Duc, South Vietnam - crash landed on runway with all props feathered, brakes shot out, written off.
  • USAF RoundelMay 12, 1968: C-130B 60-0297, c.n. 3600, of the 773rd Tactical Airlift Squadron, shot down on take-off from Kham Duc, South Vietnam.
  • USAF RoundelMay 15, 1968: C-130E 63-7875, c.n. 3945, of the 29th Military Airlift Squadron, hard landing at Quang Tri, South Vietnam, port wing broke, written off.
  • Flag of EcuadorMay 16, 1968: L-100 c.n. 4146, delivered June 1966, registered N9726R, sold to Bank of America, leased to Alaska Airlines, June 1966, named City of Anchorage; leased to Aerea-Aerovias Ecuatorianas, April 1968, burned after propeller struck ground while taxiing at Macuma, Ecuador.
  • USAF RoundelMay 22, 1968: C-130A 56-0477, c.n. 3085, of the 41st Tactical Airlift Squadron, shot down over Laos, during Blind Bat flare operation. First Hercules lost in/over Laos.
  • USAF RoundelJune 25, 1968: C-130E 62-1861, c.n. 3825, with the 50th Troop Carrier Squadron from December 1965, crash landed at Tay Ninh, South Vietnam, with left wing afire from AAA over Katum, burned.
  • USAF RoundelJuly 29, 1968: HC-130P 66-0214, c.n. 4164, of the 39th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, destroyed by satchel charges at Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam.
  • USAF RoundelJuly 29, 1968: HC-130P 66-0218, c.n. 4174, of the 39th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, destroyed by satchel charges at Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam.
  • USAF RoundelSeptember 6, 1968: C-130E 62-1785, c.n. 3730, of the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing, shot down at Tan Phat, near Bao Loc, South Vietnam.
  • October 19, 1968: Turk Hava Kuvvetieri (Turkish Air Force) C-130E, ETI-949, 17949, ex-USAF 64-17949, c.n. 4100, supplied under MAP, crashed into mountain on approach to Izmir, Turkey.
  • USAF RoundelNovember 28, 1968: Tactical Air Command C-130B 61-2644, c.n. 3682, of the 772nd Troop Carrier Squadron, crashed when it overran runway during short field landing, Tonie Cham, South Vietnam.
  • Flag of United StatesDecember 24, 1968: L-100 c.n. 4229, delivered October 1967, to Airlift International Inc., registered N760AL; leased to United States Department of the Interior, crashed at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska on go-around in a snowstorm.
  • January 1, 1969: Royal Saudi Air Force C-130E 454, c.n. 4136, of 4 Sqn., crashed at Le Bourget Airport, Paris, France.
  • USAF RoundelJanuary 27, 1969: C-130E 63-7780, c.n. 3846, of the 776th Tactical Airlift Squadron, destroyed in night mortar attack at Tonie Cham, South Vietnam. Aircraft had been assigned as Thunderbirds demonstration team support craft, October 1966.
  • USAF RoundelFebruary 4, 1969: HC-130H 65-0990, c.n. 4151, of the 57th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, ditches off Taiwan while locating survivors from sunk freighter.
  • USAF RoundelMarch 8, 1969: Tactical Air Command C-130E 64-0545, c.n. 4035, of the 50th Troop Carrier Squadron, crashed short of the runway at Ching Chuan Kang, Taiwan - weather below minimums.
  • RAF RoundelMarch 24, 1969: Six crew members were killed when an RAF C-130K, XV180, c.n. 4196, crashed shortly after take off at Fairford in Gloucestershire. The aircraft was on a routine training flight when it stalled on take-off and plunged into a ploughed field 300 yards from the end of the runway.[8]
  • April 7, 1969 Imperial Iranian Air Force C-130E 5-112, c.n. 4154, of the 5th Air Transport Squadron, crashed at Shiraz, Iran, while simulating two engines out.
  • USAF RoundelApril 29, 1969: C-130B 61-2637, c.n. 3673, of the 29th Tactical Airlift Squadron, hit in wheel well, crash landed at Loc Ninh, South Vietnam, burned.
  • USAF RoundelMay 18, 1969: USMC KC-130F BuNo 149814, c.n. 3723, of VMGR-352, collided head-on with F-4B BuNo 151450 while refuelling another F-4B over South Vietnam.
  • USAF RoundelMay 23, 1969: A drunken U.S. Air Force crew chief started up a C-130E, 63-7789, c.n. 3856, of the 36th Tactical Airlift Squadron at RAF Mildenhall and took off in it headed for Langley AFB, Virginia. He crashed into the English Channel off Alderney shortly thereafter. There is speculation whether the Hercules was shot down.[9]
  • USAF RoundelMay 24, 1969: AC-130A 54-1629, c.n. 3016, of the 16th Special Operations Squadron, named "The Arbitrator", suffered battle damage over Laos, crash landed at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, burned. First Hercules gunship loss.
  • USAF RoundelMay 27, 1969: C-130A 56-0472, c.n. 3080, of the 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, hit by ground fire while landing at Katum, South Vietnam, starboard wing burned off in post-landing fire.
  • USAF RoundelMay 30, 1969: C-130E 62-1831, c.n. 3794, of the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing, to Fairchild Maintenance Facility, St. Petersburg, Florida, written off in ground accident.
  • USAF RoundelJune 23, 1969: C-130B 61-0965, c.n. 3652, of the 773rd Tactical Airlift Squadron, shot down on approach to Katum, South Vietnam.
  • Air force roundelJuly 8, 1969: C-130B, 62-3490, c.n. 3700, MAP to Imperial Iranian Air Force, 5-103, of the 5th Air Transport Squadron, (1967). Sold to Pakistani Air Force, serial 23490, coded "Q". Civilian registration AS-HFQ applied. Burned during refuelling at Islamabad - as of October 1986, hull was on dump at Islamabad.
  • Flag of CanadaJuly 16, 1969: L-100 c.n. 4197, delivered May 1967 as Lockheed Aircraft Service Company N9269R; to Pacific Western Airlines, registered CF-PWO, line number 382, May 1967. Leased to Trans Mediterrean Airways,TMA, July 1967 - 1969, the only Hercules flown by this operator. Crashed Cayaya, Peru, wing hit ground during go-around in fog.
  • August 26, 1969: C-130B RCAF 10303, c.n. 3587, served with 435th Sqn., sold back to Lockheed-Georgia, registered N4654, July 1967. Sold to Fuerza Aérea Colombiana, serial 1002, January 1969. Crashed during landing at Bogotá, burned.
  • USAF RoundelOctober 6, 1969: C-130B 58-0718, c.n. 3513, of the 774th Tactical Airlift Squadron, suffered mid-air explosion near Chu Lai, South Vietnam, during flight to Da Nang - sabotage?
  • USAF RoundelNovember 24, 1969: C-130A 56-0533, c.n. 3141, of the 41st Tactical Airlift Squadron, shot down at Ban Salou, Laos, during Blind Bat flare operation.
  • USAF RoundelDecember 13, 1969: C-130A 56-0499, c.n. 3107, of the 41st Tactical Airlift Squadron, crashed during 3-engine take-off from Bu Dop, South Vietnam.
  • USAF RoundelDecember 15, 1969: C-130E 62-1800, c.n. 3754, of the 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron, crashed, Taiwan, propeller reversed in flight.
  • Air Force RoundelDecember 21, 1969: Força Aérea Brasileira C-130E FAB serial 2450, c.n. 4091, of 1 Esquadrao, 1 Grupo, Galeao, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, written off at Recife, Brazil.

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  • January 14, 2000: A Bolivian Air Force C-130B, serial TAM60, former USAF 58-0758, c.n. 3559, crashed at Chimorre Airport (Bolivia). The aircraft departed down the left side of runway 35, but 600 meters from the approach end, impacted into a ditch and came to rest in a forested area off the left side of the runway. The aircraft was a total loss with 7 crew and 24 passengers dead.[25]
  • February 2, 2000:, An unidentified Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force C-130 crashed on take-off for training flight from Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR) - lost control and hit empty Iran Airbus A300 being towed into hangar. Both hulls burned. Eight on Hercules killed.
  • ‎ July 26, 2000: Royal Jordanian Air Force HC-130H 348, c.n. 4073, former USAF 64-14857, delivered as HC-130H, June 1965, then as JHC-130H, March 1966, NC-130H, by October 1977, modified to HC-130H, January 1986. Last USAF operations by 514th Test Squadron, October 1996. To Royal Jordanian Air Force, serial 348, February 1997, crashed after take-off from al-Mafraq air base, 50 kilometers north of Amman, Jordan.
  • Flag of United StatesSeptember 6, 2000: C-130A former USAF 56-0478, c.n. 3086, registered to T&G Aviation, Marana, Arizona, N116TG, October 1989, water bomber modification, May 1991, with Securité Civile, City of Phoenix, seized in bankruptcy proceedings, mid-1993, fire-fighting ops by several operators. Crashed at Burzet, southeastern France fighting forest fire.
  • Air Force RoundelSeptember 27, 2001: Força Aérea Brasileira C-130E FAB 2455, c.n. 4202, delivered March 1967, of 1 Esquadrao, 1 Grupo, Galeao, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1972, same, February 1985, to 2 Esquadrao, 1 Grupo, 1987, same, October 1993, to 1/1 GTT, April 1995, modified to C-130H, December 1999. Crashed into mountain after take-off from Rio de Janeiro.
  • Air Force Roundel December 20, 2001: Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Udara, Indonesian Air Force L-100-30 c.n. 4824, delivered July 1979, sold to Mitsui Corporation, PK-PLU, leased to Pelita AIr Service, July 1979, then leased to Heavylift, Stansted, Great Britain, "H" on fin; subleased to TAAG, March 1990. Ops by Pelita, April 1991, then leased to Angola Air Charter, September 1992, the leased to Heavylift in Singapore and Jakarta, April 1993. Back to Pelita, June 1993, and damaged on May 11, 1995 during landing with starboard main gear retracted. Repaired. Leased to KLM, March 1996, for cargo run between Amsterdam and Glasglow, wearing Heavylift titles. Sold to TNI-AU, February 1997, same, September 2000. Written off during landing at Malikul Saleh when it ran off runway.
  • USAF RoundelJanuary 9, 2002: A United States Marine Corps KC-130R BuNo 160021, c.n. 4702, of VMGR-352 crashed into mountainous terrain while on approach to Shamsi, Pakistan, 270 kilometers southwest of Quetta, Pakistan, killing all seven crew members onboard.[26]
  • USAF RoundelFebruary 12, 2002: A United States Marine Corps KC-130F BuNo 148895, c.n. 3619, delivered August 1961, of VMGR-252 crashed at Twenty-Nine Palms, California, when engines failed during a touch-and-go landing.
  • USAF RoundelFebruary 13, 2002: Combat Shadow MC-130P 66-0213, c.n. 4163, delivered September 1966 to Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service as HC-130P with Fulton recovery system, of the 48th ARRSq, November 1966, then various ARRS units through 1986. To 55th Special Operations Squadron, January 1989, same, November 1989, then to 9th SOS, February 1990, same, July 1994, in grey scheme, top radome removed, February 1996, redesignated MC-130P, October 1996. To 67th SOS, October 1996, same, December 1996, then to 9th SOS, January 1997, same, January 2001. Crashed in Afghanistan on night refuelling mission.
  • USAF RoundelJune 12 2002: Combat Talon II MC-130H 84-0475, c.n. 5041, of the 15th Special Operations Squadron, as of April 1995, in grey scheme, January 2002. Crashed at Bande Sardeh Dam in Afghanistan.
  • Flag of United StatesJune 17, 2002: While fighting a fire in northern California, the starboard wing of a C-130A Hercules, N130HP, former USAF 56-0538, c.n. 3146, operated by Hawkins & Powers Aviation, came off as the centre wing box failed during a pull-out from a drop near Walker, California, followed less than a second later by the port wing. It rolled inverted and crashed into the forest, killing all three crew. This second C-130A fire fighting crash, coupled with the loss of PB4Y-2, BuNo 66260, N7620C at Estes Park, Colorado on July 18, 2002, resulted in the Interior Department canceling its contract for all heavy tankers.[27][28][29]
  • USAF RoundelAugust 7, 2002: MC-130H 90-0161, c.n. 5265, of the 15th Special Operations Squadron. Modified by E-Systems, March 1994, Assigned to the 15th SOS, May 1994, in lizard scheme, October 1998, same January 2001. Crashed after take off from Naval Air Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.
  • June 25, 2003: An unidentified Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force C-130 crashed near Rudshour, Iran during training flight from Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR). The aircraft departed Mehrabad Airport at 12:25 local time and crashed 35 minutes later. "Technical failure" - two engines caught fire, seven killed.
  • ‎ June 30, 2003: Algerian Air Force C-130H 7T-WHQ, c.n. 4926, of Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jaza'eriya crashed - shortly after takeoff from Boufarik Air Force Base, an engine caught fire. The Hercules crashed into the Beni Mered district on the outskirts of Blida, destroying at least four houses. Five crew and five others killed.
  • Mexican Air Force roundel.September 19, 2003: Fuerza Aérea Mexicana C-130A - former USAF 54-1638, c.n. 3025. Sold to Mexican Air Force, serial 10603, April 1988. In lizard scheme, October 1996. Reserialled 3603 (?), March 2003. Crashed near La Quemada, Mexico - in flight fire.
  • USAF RoundelSeptember 28, 2004: C-130H 84-0211, c.n. 5050, of the 142nd Airlift Squadron, Delaware Air National Guard, damaged by tornado at New Castle County Airport, Delaware, not repaired - scrapped March 2005.
  • USAF RoundelDecember 29, 2004: In the darkness, an MC-130H Talon II, USAF 85-0012, c.n. 5054, of the 15th Special Operations Squadron, landed on an runway in Iraq that was undergoing maintenance. The aircraft was destroyed but there were no deaths. pictures
  • RAF RoundelJanuary 30, 2005: An RAF C-130K Hercules C.1, XV179. c.n. 4195, with 10 crew on board was hit by insurgent fire while taking off from Baghdad airport for Balad. A fire triggered by the hit induced an explosion in the right hand wing fuel tank.[30]
  • USAF RoundelMarch 31, 2005: An MC-130H Talon II, USAF 87-0127, c.n. 5118, "Wrath 11" of the 7th Special Operations Squadron, 352nd Special Operations Group, RAF Mildenhall, departed Tirana-Rinas Airport, Albania, for a night training mission to work on terrain-following and avoidance skills, airdrops and landing using night-vision goggles. The aircraft and sister Talon 87-0126 were flying 300 feet above the mountainous terrain when 87-0127 was approaching a ridge. The airplane was not able to clear the ridge and stalled as the crew attempted to climb away. The aircraft struck the ridge, destroying the aircraft and killing all nine crew members on board.
  • December 6, 2005:, An Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force C-130E military transport aircraft, IRIAF 5-8519, c.n. 4399, crashed into a ten-floor apartment building, home to a number of air force personnel, in a residential area of Tehran, the capital city of Iran. The aircraft was carrying 84 passengers (68 of whom were journalists due to watch military exercises off the country's south coast) and 10 crew members. In all, 116 people died.
  • RAF RoundelMay 24, 2006: A Special Forces RAF Hercules C.1P XV206, c.n. 4231, of No. 47 Squadron's Special Forces Flight carrying the new British ambassador in Afghanistan, Stephen Evans, crash landed at a dirt landing strip outside the town of Lashkar Gar in the in Helmand Province, Afghanistan after hitting a landmine on roll-out which holed the port external fuel tank and set the number two (port inner) engine on fire. All nine crew and 26 passengers aboard safely evacuated, but the airframe burned out. It was later revealed that the Hercules was carrying a large number of SAS troops as well as a large amount of cash described as being one million dollars in some sources, and as "more than one million pounds" by others, while the MoD only admitted to a "sizeable amount of cash". The money was apparently destined for local warlords in exchange for their influence and intelligence.[31]
  • June 11, 2006: Lockheed Hercules C-130H, Force Aérienne Tchadienne, Chad Air Force TT-PAF, formerly Lockheed N73238, c.n. 5141, crashed at Abéché, Chad.[32]
  • USAF RoundelJuly 28, 2006: United States Coast Guard Lockheed Hercules HC-130H, CG 1710, c.n. 5028, crashed at Saint Paul Island, Alaska. There were no reported injuries among the nine crewmen on board.[33]
  • Flag of AlgeriaAugust 13, 2006: Civilian Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules belonging to Air Algeria, registered 7T-VHG, formerly Lockheed N4148M, c.n. 4880, was destroyed when it collided with terrain following a high-rate descent from 24,000 feet in Piacenza, Italy. The pilot, co-pilot, and flight engineer were killed.[34]
  • RAF RoundelFebruary 12, 2007: A RAF Hercules C.4 C-130J-30 ZH876, c.n. 5460, formerly Lockheed N4080M, was seriously damaged following a landing incident in the Maysan Province of Iraq near the Iranian border. The aircraft was subsequently destroyed as it was deemed too dangerous for coalition forces to repair and recover it. This is the first C-130J loss for any nationality since the new variant entered service in 1999. Although it is acknowledged that this was not a Special Forces aircraft, it carried secure communications equipment that could not be compromised.[35]

[edit] Notes

If the war in Southeast Asia is proscribed by Hercules losses, it lasted ten years, and four days. The cursed 817th Troop Carrier Squadron/6315th Operations Group crew of C-130A 57-0475, c.n. 3182, a Blind Bat flareship, crashed into high ground at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, April 24, 1965 during a go-around in bad weather with a heavy load, combined with two lost engines, low fuel, making the unfortunate crew the first Hercules loss in Southeast Asia. The last U.S. military C-130 loss was the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing C-130E 72-1297, c.n. 4519, hit by advancing NVA rocket fire on April 28, 1975, forcing Tan Son Nhut Air Base to close to fixed wing evacuation of the collapsing South Vietnamese capitol of Saigon. Although three U.S. Navy Hercules were attrited during the period of the conflict in Southeast Asia, none were in theatre, nor had anything to do with combat operations or support, therefore, they do not appear in Vietnam loss tables. One Navy-operated C-130 was lost in SEA but it was on loan from a USAF unit.

Since Hercules attrition began in 1958, there have been three years in which only one hull was lost: 1959, 1963, and 1995.

There have been several mid-air collisions involving Hercules, but all involved other military aircraft - there has never been a Hercules-civilian mid-air.

Information about Hercules crash circumstances are most vague for the Sudan - four unidentified accidents, and Iran - three unidentified crashes.

[edit] References

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