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| Date: | Wednesday 1 July 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130E Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 68-10945 |
| MSN: | 4325 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Bragg, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fayetteville-Pope AFB, NC (POB/KPOB) |
| Fayetteville-Pope AFB, NC (POB/KPOB) |
The crew departed Pope AFB and was completing a LAPES (Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System) demonstration flight at Fort Bragg AFB. A first demo was completed successfully. During the second approach, the pilot-in-command descended too fast and the flare was done too late. The aircraft landed had and rolled for about 1,000 meters before coming to rest in a wooded area, bursting into flames. Four crew members as well as one people on the ground were killed. Two others crew members were injured.
Sources:
https://media.defense.gov/2022/Sep/20/2003081188/-1/-1/0/317TH%20TAW_C-130%20CRASH%20CLIPPINGS_JUL%20-OCT%2087.PDF
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2025 18:30 | hexatus | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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