| Date: | Saturday 16 October 1982 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130B Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registration: | FAC-1003 |
| MSN: | 3572 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Engine model: | Allison T56-A-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 330 km E off Cape May, NJ, USA -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (TER/LPLA) |
| Bermuda-Kindley Field NAS (NWU) |
Ditched in Atlantic Ocean in 55kt winds after running out of fuel en route Azores-Bermuda due to navigation system failure; the Hercules remained afloat for 56 hours.
Sources:
El Tiempo - 17 Oct 1982
Images:
photo (c) Ivan Rivero; Fort Lauderdale, FL; 12 August 1976
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