Narrative:
The C-130 overshot the runway. The pilot tried to pull up, but the C-130 crashed into Air Force barracks.
accident date: 20-05-1959
type: Lockheed C-130A Hercules
registration: 57-0468
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 20 May 1959 |
| Time: | 17:29 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130A Hercules |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 57-0468 |
| MSN: | 3175 |
| First flight: | 1958 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Ashiya Air Base ( Japan)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Iwo Jima Air Base (IWO/RJAW), Japan |
| Ashiya Air Base (RJFA), Japan |
The C-130 overshot the runway. The pilot tried to pull up, but the C-130 crashed into Air Force barracks.
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accident date: 20-05-1959
type: Lockheed C-130A Hercules
registration: 57-0468
Map
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 Iwo Jima Air Base to Ashiya Air Base as the crow flies is 1436 km (898 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Iwo Jima Air Base to Ashiya Air Base as the crow flies is 1436 km (898 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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