| Date: | Friday 3 September 1976 |
| Time: | 21:45 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130H Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Venezolana - FAV |
| Registration: | 7772 |
| MSN: | 4408 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 68 / Occupants: 68 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores (TER) -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bermuda International Airport (BDA/TXKF) |
| Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores (TER/LPLA) |
Crashed into a hill just short of the runway in heavy rain, associated with Hurricane Emmy. The aircraft was not properly lined up with the runway as it made its approach. The Hercules transported members of the Venezuelan choir Orfeón Universitario to Barcelona, Spain.
Sources:
El Universal
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Miami International Airport, FL (MIA); March 1976
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