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Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules in Judsonia: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1982 at 2035 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
64-0543
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
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.

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

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1978
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
68-10951
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Little Rock - Fort Campbell
MSN:
4331
YOM:
1969
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
On final approach to Fort Campbell AFB, the airplane lost height and crashed short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all five crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control caused by a broken throttle linkage.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules in Conway: 8 killed

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1978 at 2300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
64-0532
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Little Rock - Little Rock
MSN:
4021
YOM:
1964
Location:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The crew departed Little Rock-Jacksonville AFB for a training mission. While flying by night in poor weather conditions, the four engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain located near Conway, about 20 miles northwest of the airbase. All eight crew members were killed.

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

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
62-1813
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
3775
YOM:
1963
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
A minute after takeoff from Jacksonville AFB, the Hercules collided with a USAF Jet trainer Cessna T-37 Tweet carrying two pilots. The crew was inbound to Jacksonville AFB on a flight from Big Spring-Webb Airbase. Following the collision, both aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located about 3 miles from the airfield. While both occupants on board the T-37 ejected and survived, all five crew members on board the Hercules were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules at Jacksonville AFB: 11 killed

Date & Time: Nov 12, 1971 at 0711 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
69-6578
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Jacksonville - Jacksonville
MSN:
4353
YOM:
1969
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
While taking off at Jacksonville AFB, northeast of Little Rock, the four engine airplane stalled and crashed in flames. A passenger was rescued while 11 other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules in Piggott: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1970
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
62-1802
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Little Rock-Jacksonville - Little Rock-Jacksonville
MSN:
3756
YOM:
1962
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew departed Little Rock-Jacksonville AFB for a local training mission when the airplane crashed in flames in a prairie located southwest of Piggott. All six crew members were killed.