Accident
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 20 MAI 1959 |
| Zeit: | 17:29 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Lockheed C-130A Hercules |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 57-0468 |
| Werknummer: | 3175 |
| Baujahr: | 1958 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 8 |
| Opfer am Boden: | Todesopfer: 9 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Ashiya AB (Japan)
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| Flugphase: | Landung (LDG) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Iwo Jima Air Base (IWO/RJAW), Japan |
| Ashiya Airport (RJFA), Japan |
The C-130 overshot the runway. The pilot tried to pull up, but the C-130 crashed into Air Force barracks.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Iwo Jima Air Base to Ashiya Airport as the crow flies is 1436 km (898 miles).
Distance from Iwo Jima Air Base to Ashiya Airport as the crow flies is 1436 km (898 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
