Narrative:
A USAF Lockheed HC-130H Hercules transport plane was destroyed when it struck surface of the sea off Taiwan and crashed. One crew member survived, 13 were killed. The Hercules was dispatched to search for survivors of Japanese freighter 'Shoka Maru' which sank en route between Japan and Cambodia.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 4 February 1969 |
| Type: |  Lockheed HC-130H Hercules |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 65-0990 |
| MSN: | 4151 |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 14 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Taiwan ( Pacific Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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A USAF Lockheed HC-130H Hercules transport plane was destroyed when it struck surface of the sea off Taiwan and crashed. One crew member survived, 13 were killed. The Hercules was dispatched to search for survivors of Japanese freighter 'Shoka Maru' which sank en route between Japan and Cambodia.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Water
Sources:
» The Windsor Star - Feb 5, 1969Photos
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