Accident description
Last updated: 26 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 17 AUG 1996 |
| Time: | 23:48 |
| Type: | Lockheed C-130H Hercules |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 74-1662 |
| C/n / msn: | 4597 |
| First flight: | 1975 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 14,5 km (9.1 mls) E of Jackson Hole, WY (United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jackson Hole Airport, WY (JAC/KJAC), United States of America |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), United States of America |
The crew failed to monitor the aircraft's position and flight path relative to high terrain surrounding Jackson Hole Airport. Consequently, the C-130 struck a mountain. The C-130 was flying a presidential support airlift mission
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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 Jackson Hole Airport, WY to New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY as the crow flies is 3019 km (1887 miles).
Distance from Jackson Hole Airport, WY to New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY as the crow flies is 3019 km (1887 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.
