Accident description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 22 NOV 1996 |
| Time: | ca 19:30 |
| Type: | Lockheed HC-130P Hercules |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 64-14856 |
| C/n / msn: | 4072 |
| First flight: | 1965 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 11 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 11 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 64 km (40 mls) W off Cape Mendocino, CA, USA (Pacific Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | San Diego-North Island NAS, CA (NZY/KNZY), United States of America |
| Portland International Airport, OR (PDX/KPDX), United States of America |
The HC-130 was enroute from North Island NAS when the crew reported that one engine was shut down and that they were having problems with another. The Hercules then reportedly suffered an electrical failure and was lost off the Californian coast.
Sources:
» Two bodies recovered after crash (The Intelligencer, 1996-11-24)
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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 San Diego-North Island NAS, CA to Portland International Airport, OR as the crow flies is 1496 km (935 miles).
Distance from San Diego-North Island NAS, CA to Portland International Airport, OR as the crow flies is 1496 km (935 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.
