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| Date: | Saturday 13 May 1995 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130E Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 62-1838 |
| MSN: | 3801 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Engine model: | Allison T56-A-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bliss Canyon, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Boise Air Terminal, ID (BOI/KBOI) |
| Colorado Springs-Peterson Field, CO (COS/KCOS) |
The no. 2 engine caught fire after takeoff from Boise. The crew of 'Sumit 38' attempted to divert to Mountain Home AFB, ID (MUO), but did not make it. The aircraft crashed approximately 23 minutes after leaving Boise.
Sources:
aircraftwrecks.com
waymarking.com
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Brize Norton (BZZ); July 1989
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