ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed C-130A Hercules 56-0472 Katum
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Date:Tuesday 27 May 1969
Type:Silhouette image of generic C130 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed C-130A Hercules
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 56-0472
MSN: 3080
First flight: 1957
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Katum (   Vietnam)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Katum, Vietnam
Narrative:
The C-130 transport plane was hit by ground fire while on approach to Katum. The airplane was carrying a load of construction equipment. A fuel tank on the starboard side was hit. Streaming fuel was sucked into the engines when the pilot applied reverse pitch on landing. A violent fire erupted, but the crew members evacuated safely.

Sources:
» 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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accident date: 27-05-1969
type: Lockheed C-130A Hercules
registration: 56-0472
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accident date: 27-05-1969
type: Lockheed C-130A Hercules
registration: 56-0472
 
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.
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