Accident
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Statuts: | Préliminaire |
| Date: | 01 JUI 2012 |
| Heure: | ca 18:30 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Lockheed C-130H Hercules |
| Compagnie: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Immatriculation: | 93-1458 |
| Numéro de série: | 5363 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1994 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 4 / à bord: 6 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 4 / à bord: 6 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | nr Edgemont, SD (Etats-Unis d'Amérique) |
| Phase de vol: | En cours de manoeuvre (MNV) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Colorado Springs-Peterson Field, CO (COS/KCOS), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Colorado Springs-Peterson Field, CO (COS/KCOS), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped C-130 transport aircraft supporting firefighting missions crashed in the southwest corner of South Dakota, USA. The aircraft was supporting the efforts against the White Draw Fire. Four crew members were killed, two loadmasters stationed at the back of the plane survived the crash.
MAFFS is a joint U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Forest Service program designed to provide additional aerial firefighting resources when commercial and private airtankers are no longer able to meet the needs of the forest service.
MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system owned by the U.S. Forest Service that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than 5 seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide. Once the load is discharged, it can be refilled in less than 12 minutes.
The accident investigation report released by the Air Force Air Mobility Command said the crash happened because the crew made an "inadequate assessment" of weather conditions and it flew into a microburst. Sources:
» USAF News release
» Air Force Times
» Independent
» Shelby Star
Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposé destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Colorado Springs-Peterson Field, CO et Colorado Springs-Peterson Field, CO est de 0 km (0 miles).
La distance entre Colorado Springs-Peterson Field, CO et Colorado Springs-Peterson Field, CO est de 0 km (0 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tels qui sont connus à ce jour.
