Date & Time:
Jun 28, 1983 at 1210 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Operator:
Registration:
74-2068
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Nellis - Nellis
MSN:
4694
YOM:
1976
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
5
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
1
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew departed Nellis AFB in Las Vegas on a training mission consisting of heavy equipment drop. While flying at low height, the pilot initiated a turn when the aircraft stalled and crashed. The wreckage was found in an uninhabited and hilly terrain located about 100 miles northwest of Nellis AFB. All six occupants were killed.
