Last updated: 23 April 2021
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | domingo 16 abril 1967 |
| Tipo: |  Lockheed C-130B Hercules |
| Operador: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registración: | 58-0722 |
| Numéro de série: | 3517 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1959 |
| Motores: | 4 Allison T56-A-7 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Bao Loc ( Vietnam)
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| Fase: | Despegue (TOF) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | ? |
| Bao Loc Airstrip, Vietnam |
The Hercules transport plane landed at the airstrip at Bao Loc but failed to decelerate as expected. The captain decided to go around and added power. The airplane struck a small hill just beyond the end of the runway. It went into a ravine, setting off the cargo of ammunition.
Fuentes:
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris HobsonFotos
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.
