Last updated: 26 January 2020
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 24 April 1980 |
| Type: |  Lockheed EC-130E Hercules |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 62-1809 |
| C/n / msn: | 3770 |
| First flight: | 1963 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Posht-i-Badam ( Iran)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Destroyed after collision with USMC RH-53D Sea Stallion (158761) helicopter during a US hostage rescue operation.
Sources:
» Toledo Blade - Apr 27, 1980Photos
accident date: 24-04-1980
type: Lockheed EC-130E Hercules
registration: 62-1809
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.
