Narrative:
Crashed on approach due to broken throttle linkage.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 10 December 1978 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130E Hercules |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 68-10951 |
| MSN: | 4331 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Hopkinsville-Fort Campbell AAF, KY (HOP) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jacksonville-Little Rock AFB, AR (LRF/KLRF), United States of America |
| Hopkinsville-Fort Campbell AAF, KY (HOP/KHOP), United States of America |
Crashed on approach due to broken throttle linkage.
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Distance from Jacksonville-Little Rock AFB, AR to Hopkinsville-Fort Campbell AAF, KY as the crow flies is 459 km (287 miles).
Distance from Jacksonville-Little Rock AFB, AR to Hopkinsville-Fort Campbell AAF, KY as the crow flies is 459 km (287 miles).
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