Loss of control Accident Lockheed C-130E Hercules 69-6581, Wednesday 14 January 1981
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Date:Wednesday 14 January 1981
Time:09:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic C130 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed C-130E Hercules
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 69-6581
MSN: 4357
Year of manufacture:1969
Fatalities:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Ramstein AFB (RMS) -   Germany
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Ramstein Airport (RMS/ETAR)
Destination airport:Oslo-Fornebu Airport (FBU/ENFB)
Narrative:
Fin stall on takeoff; crashed.

Sources:

Flight International, 31 January 1981

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photo (c) John Liederbach; Frankfurt-Rhein-Main AFB (FRF/EDAF); May 1980

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