Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules in Judsonia: 7 killed
Date & Time:
May 12, 1982 at 2035 LT
Operator:
Registration:
64-0543
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Little Rock - Little Rock
MSN:
4033
YOM:
1965
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew departed Little Rock-Jacksonville AFB for a local training mission. En route, the crew reduced his altitude from 3,000 to 2,000 feet to join four other aircraft in formation when control was lost. The airplane dove into the ground and crashed in a wooded area located near Judsonia. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control in flight after a wing failed.
