Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Landing (descent or approach)

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Registration:

4761

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Mountains

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Manila - Naga City

MSN:

4761

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1977

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The descent to Naga City Airport was initiated in poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to heavy rain falls. On approach, the four engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Manase located 30 km from the airport and disintegrated on impact. All 30 occupants were killed. They were on their way to Naga City on a typhoon relief mission.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain after the crew continued the approach below minimum safe altitude in below minima weather conditions.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules in Wainwright: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1993

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Registration:

130321

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Yes

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Wainwright - Wainwright

MSN:

4191

YOM:

1967

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Trucker 21

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The aircraft was dispatched at Wainwright Airport to practice cargo drop and parachute deployment test. While passing over the runway at low height, the aircraft went out of control, struck the runway surface and crashed, bursting into flames. Five crew members were killed in the accident. The call sign is not confirmed.
Those killed were:
Cpt Michael G. Allen,
Cpt Vincent L. Schurman,
M/WO Joseph Sylvio Castonguay,
Sgt Alain Michaud,
M/Cpl Ronald J. McWilliam.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130K Hercules C.3P near Blair Atholl: 9 killed

Date & Time: May 27, 1993

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Registration:

XV193

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Flight

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Mountains

Schedule:

Lyneham - Kinloss

MSN:

4213

YOM:

1967

Flight number:

Star Trek 3

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The aircraft with the call sign 'Star trek 3' was one of three Hercules aircraft from 70th Squadron, RAF Lyneham, engaged in formation and low-level navigation training over Scotland. Having completed the formation element of the sortie, the three aircraft separated for individual exercises, which, for the crew of XV193, included a simulated drop of a small cargo pack onto a dummy drop zone in a valley, (Glen Tilt) eight miles north of Pitlochry. Having completed the simulated drop exercises and turned north to begin their egress from the drop zone, a rocky outcrop forced the crew to continue the left turn. After avoiding this obstacle, the crew elected to reverse their turn to enter the narrow valley of Glen Loch and regain the original route. In performing this
manoeuvre, at low-level and low-speed, the aircraft stalled and crashed crashed forcefully into the moorland in Glen Loch (East of Glen Tilt) near Loch Loch. All nine crew members were killed.
Crew (70th Squadron from RAF Lyneham):
S/L Graham Paul Young,
S/L Stanley Duncan Muir,
F/Lt Graham Robert John Southard,
F/Lt Stephen Paul McNally,
F/O Jonathan Huw Owen,
M/A Terence John William Gilmore,
Sgt Craig Thomas Hilliard,
Sgt Alan Keith King,
Lt/Cpl Gary Reginald Manning.

Probable cause:

There were no eyewitnesses to the final moments of the flight, and the aircraft was not fitted with an Accident Data Recorder or Cockpit Voice Recorder. The Board of Inquiry's investigation therefore remains conjecture; notwithstanding that specialist advice from various sources, including the Air Accident Investigation Branch of the Department of Transport and the aircraft manufacturer supports their findings. The investigation found that the cause of the accident was consistent with the aircraft having stalled at an altitude from which recovery was impossible.

Crash of a Lockheed L-382E-16C Hercules at Dobbins AFB: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1993 at 1327 LT

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Registration:

N130X

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Test

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Dobbins AFB - Dobbins AFB

MSN:

4412

YOM:

1971

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Dobbins AFB

Georgia

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Captain / Total flying hours:

7658

Captain / Total hours on type:

1260.00

Aircraft flight hours:

6708

Circumstances:

The aircraft was designed and used as the company's engineering test bed. An evaluation of the fly-by-wire rudder actuator and ground minimum control speed (vmcg) was being conducted. During the final hi-speed ground test run, the aircraft abruptly veered left and became airborne. It entered a left turn, climbed to about 250 feet, departed controlled flight and impacted the ground. Investigation revealed a design feature in the rudder actuator that removes hydraulic pressure within the actuator if the rudder position commanded by the pilot exceeded the actual rudder actuator position for a specified time, and the rudder aerodynamically trails. The actuator previously disengaged in flight. The company did not conduct a system safety review of the rudder bypass feature and its consequences to all flight regimes, nor of the vmcg test. The flight test plan specified that engine power be retarded if the rudder became ineffective. Neither pilot had received training as an experimental test pilot. The company allowed experimental flight tests at a confined, metropolitan airport. All seven occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Disengagement of the rudder fly-by-wire flight control system resulting in a total loss of rudder control capability while conducting ground minimum control speed tests. The disengagement was a result of the inadequate design of the rudder's integrated actuator package by its manufacturer; the operator's insufficient system safety review failed to consider the consequences of the inadequate design to all operating regimes. A factor which contributed to the accident was the flight crew's lack of engineering flight test training.

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Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules near Berkeley Springs: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 7, 1992 at 0930 LT

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63-7881

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Flight

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City

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Martinsburg - Martinsburg

MSN:

3952

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1964

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Berkeley Springs

West Virginia

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The crew departed Martinsburg-Eastern West Virginia-Shepherd Field for a local training flight. While flying at low height, the four engine aircraft struck power cables and crashed onto a house located 3 km northwest of Berkeley Springs. All six crew members were killed while the unique person in the house was slightly injured.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130H Hercules in Lagos: 159 killed

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1992 at 1735 LT

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NAF911

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Takeoff (climb)

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Lagos - Kaduna - Jos

MSN:

4624

YOM:

1975

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Lagos-Murtala Muhammed

Lagos

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Nigeria

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Africa

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151

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159

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Just after liftoff, while in initial climb, two engines lost power simultaneously then failed. The crew elected to find a suitable area for an emergency landing when a third engine failed. The aircraft stalled, entered a nose down attitude and crashed in a swampy area near the airport. All 159 occupants were killed, among them military personnels from Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Civilians were also among the passengers.

Probable cause:

It is believed that the engine failed because the fuel was contaminated with water and bacteria.

Crash of a Lockheed KC-130F Hercules at Keesler AFB

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1992

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Registration:

150684

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Takeoff (climb)

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

3727

YOM:

1962

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Keesler AFB

Mississippi

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During the takeoff roll on runway 03, the crew decided to abandon the takeoff maneuver and initiated an emergency braking procedure. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran and came to rest in the Bay of Biloxi. There were no casualties while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in July 1992.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130H Hercules near Juba

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1992 at 2030 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Central Equatoria (الاستوائية الوسطى)

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Juba

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South Sudan

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Africa

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On approach to Juba Airport, the crew followed a holding pattern for about 15-20 minutes for unknown reasons. Then the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances few km from the airport. Occupant's fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules in Blewett Falls Lake: 9 killed

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1992

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64-0501

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Flight

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Pope - Pope

MSN:

3985

YOM:

1964

Location:

Blewett Falls Lake

North Carolina

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