Accident description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 25 MAR 1965 |
| Type: | Lockheed C-130E Hercules |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 63-7797 |
| C/n / msn: | 3863 |
| First flight: | 1963 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Alençon (France)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Evreux Airport (EVX/LFOE), France |
| Evreux Airport (EVX/LFOE), France |
Struck high tension cables and crashed.
Sources:
» St. Joseph News-Press - Mar 26, 1965
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Map
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 Evreux Airport to Evreux Airport as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN miles).
Distance from Evreux Airport to Evreux Airport as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN 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.
