Accident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 16 OCT 1982 |
| Time: | 14:30 EDT |
| Type: | Lockheed C-130B Hercules |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registration: | FAC-1003 |
| C/n / msn: | 3572 |
| First flight: | 1960 |
| Engines: | 4 Allison T56-A-7 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 13 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 330 km (206.3 mls) E off Cape May, NJ, USA (Atlantic Ocean) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (TER/LPLA), Portugal |
| Bermuda-Kindley Field NAS (NWU), Bermuda |
Ditched in Atlantic Ocean in 55kt winds after running out of fuel en route Azores-Bermuda due to navigation system failure; the Hercules remained afloat for 2 days.
Events:
Sources:
» El Tiempo - 17 Oct 1982
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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.
