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| Date: | Friday 24 January 1992 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: | Lockheed HC-130H7 Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | United States Coast Guard |
| Registration: | 1706 |
| MSN: | 4996 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Engine model: | Allison T56-A-15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 65 km from Dutch Harbor, AK -
United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dutch Harbor NAS, AK (DUT/PADU) |
| Destination airport: | Kodiak Airport, AK (ADQ/PADQ) |
Narrative:A Lockheed HC-130H Hercules operated by the US Coast Guard was en route between Dutch Harbor and Kodiak, Alaska when the front reduction gearbox and propeller on the aircraft's No. 3 engine separated from the nacelle and struck the fuselage.
The airplane was flying 40 miles from Dutch Harbor at 21,000 feet when the accident happened. Hydraulics were lost and a safe emergency landing was carried out at Cold Bay, Alaska.
Sources:
Aviation Week & Space Technology 2 Feb 1992
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