Crash of a Beechcraft UC-12B Huron in Pensacola: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 2, 1982 at 1325 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft C-12 Huron
Operator:
Registration:
161189
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Norfolk - Pensacola
MSN:
BJ-5
YOM:
1980
Location:
Pensacola
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew departed Norfolk-Chambers Field NAS on a flight to Pensacola-Forrest Sherman Field NAS, Florida. While descending to Pensacola, weather conditions worsened and the crew decided to divert to Pensacola-Intl Airport. On approach in limited visibility due to rain falls, the twin engine airplane struck tree tops and crashed in a residential area located north of the airport. A pilot was killed while seven other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-5D Buffalo in Punta Arenas

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1981
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo
Operator:
Registration:
920
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
96
YOM:
1980
Location:
Punta Arenas
Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances upon landing at Punta Arenas-Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Airport. There were no casualties. The exact date remains unknown, somewhere during 1981.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-15-DK in Anamur: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1981
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
YSL-47
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
12752
YOM:
1944
Location:
Anamur
Mediterranean Region (Akdeniz Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all five crew members.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Huehuetenango: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1981
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Huehuetenango
Huehuetenango
Country:
Guatemala
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed on approach in unknown circumstances. Four occupants were killed while seven others were injured.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130H Hercules in Kahrizak: 80 killed

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1981 at 1900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Operator:
Registration:
5-8552
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ahwaz - Tehran
MSN:
4594
YOM:
1975
Location:
Kahrizak
Tehran City District
Country:
Iran
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
75
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
80
Circumstances:
While descending to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport, the four engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Kahrizak, about 20 km south of the airport. All 80 occupants were killed, among them high ranking officers and the Iranian Minister of Defense.

Crash of a Pilatus PC-6/B1-H2 Turbo Porter in Weipa

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1981
Type of aircraft:
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
Operator:
Registration:
A14-680
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
680
YOM:
1968
Location:
Weipa
Queensland
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
4433
Circumstances:
During a night takeoff from Weipa Airport, the single engine airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130H Hercules at Nellis AFB: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1981
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Operator:
Registration:
74-1672
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4623
YOM:
1975
Location:
Nellis AFB
Nevada
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
61
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
During a night approach to Nellis AFB, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck the ground on short final. Upon impact, fuel tanks ruptured and the aircraft came to rest in flames about a mile from the runway threshold. Seven occupants were killed while all others escaped with minor or no injuries. A load of ammunition and grenades caused the aircraft to explode and burn for several hours.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Villavicencio

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1981
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
FAC-1129
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Villavicencio
Meta
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered an accident at Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport. There were no casualties and the airplane was written off.
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