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Datum: | Freitag 14 März 1980 |
Zeit: | 15:00 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Lockheed C-130H Hercules |
Fluggesellschaft: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Kennzeichen: | 74-2064 |
Werknummer: | 4659 |
Baujahr: | 1976 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 6 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 12 / Insassen: 12 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 18 / Insassen: 18 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | 15 km (9.4 Meilen) W of Adana-Incirlik Air Base (ADA) ( Türkei)
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Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
Betriebsart: | Militär |
Flug von: | ? |
Flug nach: | Adana-Incirlik Air Base (UAB/LTAG), Türkei |
Unfallbericht:A C-130H Hercules transport plane. 74-2064, was engaged in a logistics mission out of Adana-Incirlik Air Base to several U.S. military installations in Turkey. The aircraft was returning to Adana when an explosion occurred in a left wing fuel tank.
At the time the aircraft was descending through 5000 feet to 3000 feet. The flight crew lost control and the aircraft impacted terrain.
Informationsquelle:
» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999
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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.