Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 28 August 1975 |
Type: | Lockheed C-130E Hercules |
Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA |
Registration: | TC-62 |
MSN: | 4309 |
First flight: | 1968 |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 114 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Tucumán Airport, TU ( Argentina)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Tucumán Airport, TU, Argentina |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Leftist guerillas set off explosives on the runway as the C-130 Hercules was attempting to take off at Tucumán Airport. Four were killed and 35 occupants were injured.
Sources:
» The Straits Times 30 August 1975, p2
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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.