Crash of a Lockheed LC-130R Hercules at D-59 Ice Station: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1987
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
159131
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4522
YOM:
1974
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Upon landing, the aircraft lost a wing and crashed upside down. Two occupants were killed while 11 others were rescued. The aircraft was completing a supply mission on behalf of the American National Scientific Foundation, carrying repair kit for another LC-130 registered 148321 that crashed in 1971.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130H Hercules in Ayoun

Date & Time: Dec 1, 1987
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
4X-FBU/448
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4680
YOM:
1976
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane was engaged in a training exercise. While landing in ad hoc airfield, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130A Hercules in Chad

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1987
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
TT-PAC
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
3159
YOM:
1958
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed upon landing on an airport somewhere in Chad. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Lockheed L-382G-35C Hercules in Cancao: 8 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1987 at 0705 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
HB-ILF
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Kuito - Benguela
MSN:
4701
YOM:
1976
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Captain / Total flying hours:
11198
Captain / Total hours on type:
10526.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
4682
Copilot / Total hours on type:
1628
Aircraft flight hours:
8772
Aircraft flight cycles:
5708
Circumstances:
The four engine aircraft was dispatched in Angola on behalf of the International Red Cross. En route from Kuito to Benguela, while climbing to an altitude of 12,000 feet, the aircraft was hit by a surface-to-air missile that struck the engine n°3. The aircraft entered a dive and crashed on the village of Cancao located about 40 km west of Kuito. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and at least eight houses were destroyed. All six occupants were killed as well as two other people on the ground.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a surface-to-air missile. The exact type of missile and its origin remain unknown.
Final Report:

Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules at Fort Bragg AFB: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1987
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
68-10945
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Pope - Pope
MSN:
4325
YOM:
1969
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew departed Pope AFB and was completing a LAPES demonstration flight at Fort Bragg AFB. A first demo was completed successfully. During the second approach, the pilot-in-command descended too fast and the flare was done too late. The aircraft landed had and rolled for about 1,000 meters before coming to rest in a wooded area, bursting into flames. Four crew members as well as one people on the ground were killed. Two others crew members were injured.

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

Date & Time: May 13, 1987
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Khartoum - Wau
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While approaching Wau Airport, the four engine aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed. All five crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a surface-to-air missile.

Crash of a Lockheed L-382G-31C Hercules at Travis AFB: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1987 at 1732 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N517SJ
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Travis AFB - Travis AFB
MSN:
4558
YOM:
1974
Flight number:
SJ517
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Captain / Total flying hours:
8600
Captain / Total hours on type:
8000.00
Aircraft flight hours:
17027
Circumstances:
The Hercules aircraft took off from Travis AFB at 14:45 for the second of a series of local training flights. Approaches and practice landings were carried out at McClellan AFB before returning to Travis. A runway 21L ILS approach and full stop landing were to be made by a 1st officer candidate. A balked landing forced the captain to take over the controls and initiate a go-around. The no. 1 and no. 2 engines both decelerated when throttles were advanced. The aircraft then banked left and struck the airport perimeter fence in a nose-low and steep left-wing low attitude.
Probable cause:
Inadequate Southern Air Transport engine maintenance which allowed the accumulation of oil residues in the engine compressor sections until two engines were incapable of responding to rapid demands for increased power. Contributing to the accident was the continuation of the go-around by the captain after power had been lost from two engines and the movement of the flap handle to the flaps retracted position during the go-around.
Final Report:

Crash of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Zahedan: 103 killed

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1986 at 1925 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Bakhtaran - Zahedan
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
96
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
103
Circumstances:
While approaching Zahedan Airport by night, the crew descended below the minimum safe altitude of 6,500 feet when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 11 km from the airfield. All 103 occupants were killed, among them 96 soldiers who were transferred to the westfront. An altimeter misreading or a wrong altimeter setting may be a contributing factor.

Crash of a Lockheed L-382G-23C Hercules at Kelly AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1986 at 0410 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N15ST
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kelly AFB - Robins AFB
MSN:
4391
YOM:
1970
Flight number:
SJ015
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Captain / Total flying hours:
7000
Captain / Total hours on type:
1400.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
4100
Copilot / Total hours on type:
107
Aircraft flight hours:
45622
Aircraft flight cycles:
20472
Circumstances:
Southern Air Transport’s LOGAIR 15 flight, a Lockheed L-382G, was cleared for takeoff from Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, on an instrument flight plan to Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, at about 0405 on October 4, 1986. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. There were three flightcrew members aboard the military contracted domestic cargo flight operating under 14 CFR Part 121. All communications with the air traffic control tower were routine. Radar recorded that the airplane reached an altitude of about 700 feet above ground level. Witnesses reported an abnormally steep climb attitude. followed by a turn and/or bank to the left, after which the airplane continued to roll to the left and struck the ramp area at about a 90° angle to the departure runway in a near-inverted attitude between two hangars and exploded. A severe ground fire ensued. All three flightcrew members were killed.
Probable cause:
The probable cause of this accident was the use by the carrier of a non approved device designed to raise the elevator during loading operations which was not properly stowed by the flightcrew and which lodged in the Controls, preventing the flightcrew from controlling the airplane during takeoff.
Final Report:

Crash of a Lockheed C-130A Hercules at Fort Campbell AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1986
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
56-0468
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
3076
YOM:
1957
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
After landing at Fort Campbell AFB, the crew encountered technical problems and the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran and came to rest few dozen yards further. Two crew members were seriously injured while three others were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control after touchdown due to the failure of a throttle cable.