Accident
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 15 OKT 1967 |
| Type: | Lockheed C-130E Hercules |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registratie: | 64-0548 |
| Constructienummer: | 4043 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1965 |
| Motoren: | 4 Allison T56-A-7 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 5 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 5 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Khe Sanh (Vietnam) |
| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | ? |
| ? |
The runway at Khe Sanh USMC Base was being rebuilt. A C-130E Hercules transport plane was used to transport sandbags to the airfield. Because it was impossible to land, the crew pushed the bags out from the ramp at the rear of the plane as the pilot flew a low and slow pass over the field.
The airplane crashed during a GCA approach in low clouds.
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» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
