ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed KC-130J Hercules MM62176 Le Rene, near Coltano
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Monday 23 November 2009
Time:14:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic C30J model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed KC-130J Hercules
Operator:Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI
Registration: MM62176
MSN: 5497
First flight: 2000
Engines: 4 Rolls-Royce AE2100D3
Crew:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Le Rene, near Coltano (   Italy)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Pisa-Arturo dell'Oro Air Base (PSA/LIRP), Italy
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
A Lockheed C-130J Hercules transport plane, operated by the Italian Air Force, was destroyed when crashed and burned immediately after takeoff from Pisa-Gal Galilei Airport (PSA). All five crew members were killed. The airplane came down on a railway line, broke up and caught fire.

Sources:
» Aeronautica Militare Italiana press release
» Precipita aereo militare a Pisa: 5 morti (Corriere della Sera, 23-11-2009)

METAR Weather report:
13:15 UTC / 14:15 local time:
LIRP 231315Z 23013KT 9999 FEW025TCU SCT040 17/09 Q1021 NOSIG
wind 230 degrees at 13 knots; few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet; temperature 17 degrees C, dew point 9 degrees C; QNH 1021 MB


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accident date: 23-11-2009
type: Lockeed KC-130J Hercules
registration: MM62176
photo of Lockeed-KC-130J-Hercules-MM62176
accident date: 23-11-2009
type: Lockeed KC-130J Hercules
registration: MM62176
 
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.
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