The list of total losses of the Lockheed Hercules shows an overview of incidents with total write-offs of Lockheed Hercules aircraft . It includes both the military C-130 Hercules and the civilian version L-100 Hercules. The Hercules was manufactured under the Lockheed type designations 082, 182, 282 and 382 since 1954.
In the decades of operational history of the Hercules there have been hundreds of total casualties of various kinds. There were, including the civilian variants, at least 375 aircraft casualties with over 3700 deaths. The list here is still under construction. Extracts:
On May 20, 1959, a US Air Force C-130A (57-0468) rolled over the end of the runway at Ashiya military airfield ( Japan ) and crashed into the barracks. One of the nine inmates was killed.
1960s
On September 3, 1964, an Indonesian Air Force C-130B (TNI-AU A-1307) disappeared in the Karimata Strait . Triggered by the Indonesian attacks on the newly founded Malaysia, there were confrontations, in the course of which the machine was either shot down or hit the water while flying extremely low. All 55 occupants, 8 crew members and 47 passengers were killed.
On May 12, 1968, a C-130B of the US Air Force (60-0297) was supposed to evacuate as many people as possible from the beleaguered Camp Kham Duc, today's province of Qu Namng Nam ( South Vietnam ). The heavily loaded machine took off from the dirt track, swayed abruptly, got out of control and crashed about 1,600 meters behind the runway. It is not known whether this was due to the overload or enemy fire. All 155 occupants, 6 crew members and 149 passengers were killed. In terms of the number of fatalities, it was the second worst accident involving a Lockheed Hercules.
On July 16, 1969, a Lockheed L-100 Hercules of the Canadian Pacific Western Airlines (CF-PWO) loaded with machines landed at the airfield in Caycaya (or Cayaya, Caucaya) ( Peru ) in hazy or foggy weather . The right wing hit the ground and broke off, the plane slid off the runway to the right. All crew members on the cargo flight survived. In addition to pilot errors, the lack of air traffic control and permanently installed landing aids were listed as causes.
1970s
On September 12, 1972, a C-130K Hercules of the British Royal Air Force (registration number XV194 ) fell off the runway while landing at Tromsø Airport and crashed into a ditch. All inmates survived; the machine has been irreparably damaged.
On August 30, 1974, an L-100 operated by Alaska International Air (N100AK) exploded when the fuel cargo was unloaded at Galbraith Lake Airport ( Alaska , USA). People were not harmed. The plane was destroyed.
On October 27, 1974, a Lockheed L-100 Hercules of Alaska International Air (N102AK) was approaching Bettles Airport ( Alaska , USA) when half of the right wing broke off near Old Man's Camp and the machine crashed . The cause was a fatigue fracture that went undetected due to insufficient maintenance. All 4 crew members were killed.
On November 21, 1976, an L-100-20 Hercules of the Canadian Pacific Western Airlines (C-FPWX) crashed near Kisangani , Zaire . The pilots were looking for a way to make an emergency landing in poor visibility when their machine collided with trees and termite mounds . Five out of six people died on board. There was not enough kerosene on board to return to another airport (see also the Pacific Western Airlines accident at Kisangani ) .
1980s
On March 14, 1980, while approaching Incirlik Air Base ( Turkey ), 15 kilometers west of the air force base, the left fuel tank of a C-130H of the United States Air Force (license number 74-2064 ) exploded . All 18 occupants, 6 crew members and 12 passengers were killed.
On August 27, 1983, an L-100-30 (N17ST) operated by Transamerica Airlines flew 50 kilometers south of the destination airport Dundo in Angola against a mountain in poor visibility. All 7 occupants, 4 crew members and 3 passengers, were killed.
On December 29, 1984, a Transamerica Airlines L-100-30 (N24ST) was damaged in a gun battle at Cafunfo Airport in Angola. The machine had to be written off as a total loss. People were not injured.
On November 21, 1985 a C-130H-MP of the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU A-1322) flew against the Sibajak volcano ( Sumatra , Indonesia ). All 11 inmates were killed.
On October 4, 1986, an L-100-30 of the US-American Southern Air Transport (SAT) (N15ST) crashed almost vertically from a height of around 200 meters shortly after taking off from Kelly Air Force Base ( Texas , USA) . The cause was the blocking of the elevator , which was caused by the use of an inadmissible device by the operator. All 3 crew members were killed.
On April 8, 1987, a US Southern Air Transport (SAT) L-100-30 (N517SJ) crashed into the airfield in a steep attitude shortly after taking off from Travis Air Force Base ( California, USA ) after two Engines had lost power almost simultaneously. The triggering cause was poor maintenance by Southern Air Transport. All 5 crew members were killed.
On October 14, 1987, an L-100-30 of the Swiss Zimex Aviation (HB-ILF) was shot down 40 kilometers west of the take-off airport in Kuito ( Angola ) during the Angolan civil war . The machine was on the road on behalf of the ICRC . All 6 occupants, 4 crew members and 2 passengers, were killed. Two people were also killed on the ground.
On August 17, 1988, a C-130B of the Pakistani Air Force with the registration number 23494 crashed shortly after take-off near Bahawalpur . All 30 inmates died, including Pakistani President Mohammed Zia-ul-Haq , the US ambassador, a US general and 17 senior Pakistani military personnel. The cause has not been clearly clarified, technical failure or sabotage is assumed.
On April 8, 1989, the pilots of an L-100-20 of the Angolan Transafrik (S9-NAI) made an emergency landing at Luena airport (Angola) because two of the four engines were burning. The reason for this was possibly the fire with small-caliber weapons on the approach. The machine burned down with its cargo of kerosene for the Angolan Air Force, but all four crew members survived.
On August 1, 1989, an L-100-30 from Air Algérie (7T-VHK ) made a very hard landing at Tamanrasset-Aguenar Airport ( Algeria ), which ended in a ringelpiez . The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. All four crew members survived.
1990s
On August 12, 1990, shortly after take-off from Juba Airport ( Sudan ), all four engines lost one after the other on an L-100-30 of the US-American Southern Air Transport (SAT) (N911SJ) . When returning and making an emergency landing at the airport, the end of the runway was run over and the aircraft was irreparably damaged. All five occupants, four crew members and one passenger, survived.
On January 31, 1991, a US Air Force AC-130H (69-6567) was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile during the Desert Storm operation near Ras Al Khafji, Saudi Arabia . All 14 crew members were killed.
On March 16, 1991, an L-100-30 of the Angolan Transafrik, rented from the Bolivian Transporte Aereo Boliviano (TAB) (CP-1564) , was shot down with an anti-aircraft missile while cruising at flight level 170 (about 5180 meters). The machine crashed 32 kilometers from Malanje ( Angola ). All 9 occupants, 3 crew members and 6 passengers, were killed.
On September 2, 1991 an L-100-20 of the US-American Southern Air Transport (SAT) (N521SJ) rolled over a land mine on the way to the runway at the airport of Wau ( Sudan ) and was destroyed. All five crew members survived.
On September 17, 1991, an Ethiopian Airlines (ET-AJL) L-100-30 was flown into Mount Arey on its return to Djibouti Airport . The flight to Dire Dawa was canceled due to problems with the nose landing gear . All 4 crew members were killed.
On October 5, 1991, an engine caught fire on a C-130H of the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU A-1324) shortly after taking off from Jakarta-Halim Airport ( Indonesia ). Apparently control of the plane was lost and it crashed into a training center 3 kilometers south of the airport. Of the 134 occupants, 133 were killed, all 12 crew members and 121 passengers, and 2 people were killed on the ground. This was the fourth worst accident involving a Hercules in terms of the number of fatalities.
On September 26, 1992, a C-130H of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF911) crashed into a swamp with mangrove trees shortly after takeoff. Engine 2 failed immediately after take-off, followed shortly afterwards by a second. The pilots wanted to ditch a canal, but a third engine failure occurred. The plane crashed vertically 7 kilometers west of the takeoff airport in Lagos ( Nigeria ). The machine was on its way to Kaduna (Nigeria) and Jos . All 159 occupants, 8 crew members and 151 passengers were killed; this is the official information. However, it is likely that there were more people on board as no cargo documents were issued. Further reports indicate 163 inmates, another 174 and even 200 people, since among the dead were unidentified children as well as military personnel who were practically “hitchhiking”. In any case, this was the most serious Lockheed Hercules accident in terms of the number of fatalities.
On March 17, 1994, an Iranian Air Force C-130H (IrAF 5-8521) was shot down 3 kilometers north of Stepanakert ( Nagorno-Karabakh , Armenia ). All 32 occupants, 13 crew members and 19 passengers were killed.
On February 26, 1996, a C-130H of the Sudanese Air Force (license plate unknown) crashed in flames near Jabal Awliya ( Sudan , 40 kilometers south of Khartoum) ten minutes before landing at Khartoum airport . All 91 occupants, 5 crew members and 86 passengers were killed.
On July 15, 1996, a C-130H of the Belgian Air Force (CH-06) had an accident while landing at Eindhoven Airport ( Netherlands ). The machine had been chartered by the Dutch Air Force . After several bird strikes , the left engines 1 and 2 lost power, but the crew switched off engine 3. The plane crashed next to the runway. However, the fire brigade at Eindhoven Airport only noticed after 23 minutes that there were passengers in the cabin. Of the 41 occupants, 34 were killed, including all 4 crew members and 30 passengers; only 7 passengers survived.
On March 13, 1997, a C-130 of the Iranian Air Force (license plate unknown) crashed 24 kilometers from the destination airport Mashhad ( Iran ) after the pilots had reported engine problems. All 86 inmates were killed.
On December 26, 1998, an L-100-30 Hercules of the Angolan Transafrik (S9-CAO) crashed in dense jungle 25 kilometers from the departure airport in Huambo ( Angola ). The machine was operated on behalf of the United Nations . Due to intense fighting in this area, it was impossible for UN officials to get to the wreck and investigate the causes of the crash. All 14 occupants, 4 crew members and 10 passengers were killed.
On January 2, 1999, an Angolan Transafrik L-100-30 (D2-EHD) was shot down 80 kilometers north of Huambo ( Angola ) by UNITA rebels . The machine was on the road on behalf of the United Nations. All 9 occupants, 4 crew members and 5 passengers, were killed.
On December 28, 1999, an L-100-30 of the Angolan Transafrik (S9-BOP) rolled over the end of the runway at Cuango-Luzamba airfield ( Angola ) and slid into a 12-meter-deep gorge. The runway was only 910 meters long and its surface was made of earth. Diesel fuel was on board as cargo. All four crew members survived the accident.
2000s
On February 2, 2000 an Airbus A300B2-203 of Iran Air (EP-IBR) was destroyed when the crew of a C-130 Hercules of the Iranian Air Force lost control during take-off in Tehran-Mehrabad and their plane collided with the Airbus, which has just been towed to a hangar. The eight occupants of the Hercules were killed (see also plane collision at Tehran-Mehrabad airport in 2000 ) .
On June 17, 2002, a Hawkins & Powers Aviation- operated C-130A (registration number N130HP ) crashed while fighting a forest fire near Walker, California. After the extinguishing agent had been dropped, both sides of the wing folded up, the right one broke off immediately, followed shortly afterwards by the left. The hull fell almost vertically to the ground. All three crew members were killed. The accident investigation revealed fatigue cracks in the wing as the cause of the breakup and crash.
On 10 June 2005, an L-100-30 of the Angolan sat Transafrik (S9-BAS) at the airport Lokichoggio ( Kenya ) very hard in front of the runway. The upper central fuselage broke open. The runway, which is only 1,800 meters long, was partially blocked by a Hawker-Siddeley HS 780 Andover belonging to the Kenyan 748 Air Services (5Y-SFE), which was damaged during landing . Three smaller commercial aircraft landed on the remaining runway section, while the pilots of two Antonov An- 12s evaded to Juba (Sudan). The Hercules captain was also advised to move to another airport. However, he decided to land on site. Shortly before the standstill, the right wing hit the Andover, which finished off the Andover and made it a total write-off. The Hercules was on the road on behalf of the United Nations . All five crew members survived the crash landing.
On December 6, 2005, a Lockheed C-130E of the Iranian Air Force (IrAF 5-8519) crashed into a ten-story apartment building in the Azari residential area while approaching Tehran-Mehrabad Airport ( Iran ). Eight minutes after take-off, the crew reported engine problems with engine 4 (far right) and had turned around for an emergency landing. A total of 106 people were killed, all 94 occupants, 10 crew members and 84 passengers; 12 more people were killed in the skyscraper.
On 5 May 2006, a C-130H burned Belgian Air Force (CH-02) on the Brussels Airport ( Belgium completely). A fire broke out in the maintenance hangar of the Belgian airline Sabena , which could only be brought under control 3 hours later after the roof collapsed. Three Airbus A320s from various airlines also burned out. People were not harmed.
On July 12, 2006, an L-100-30 of the Angolan Transafrik (S9-BOF) hit the ground 300 meters to the left of runway 16 during the second attempt to land at the airport of Kigoma (Tanzania) and was destroyed. The machine was operated on behalf of the United Nations . All five crew members survived.
On August 13, 2006, an Air Algérie (7T-VHG) L-100-30 crashed on the way from Algiers to Frankfurt near the Italian city of Piacenza after a loss of control following the failure of the autopilot. The 3 crew members did not survive the accident (see also Air Algérie flight 2208 ) .
On May 20, 2009, an L-100-30 of the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU A-1325) flew into four houses while approaching the Iswahyudi military airfield near Madiun ( Indonesia ), caught fire and slid into a rice field. A total of 99 people were killed, 2 on the ground and 97 of the 112 occupants (14 crew members and 98 passengers).
2010 to 2019
On June 4, 2010, an L-100-30 of the Angolan Transafrik (S9-BAT) , which was operated by the US National Airlines , had a landing accident in Afghanistan. At Sharana Air Base, the machine came to rest next to the runway. All inmates survived.
On October 12, 2010, an L-100-20 (5X-TUC) of the Angolan Transafrik, which was operated by the US National Airlines on behalf of NATO troops , had an accident . The machine was en route from Bagram Air Base to Kabul Airport, 30 kilometers east of the destination airport. All eight crew members were killed in the accident.
On February 11, 2014, an Algerian Air Force C-130H (registration number 7T-WHM ) had an accident in mountainous terrain near Ain Kercha. The machine was approaching Constantine Airport when it collided with the site 30 km south of it. Of the 77 people on board, 76 were killed.
On June 30, 2015, an approximately 50-year-old C-130B of the Indonesian Air Force (A-1310) crashed into a residential area in Medan on the Indonesian island of Sumatra after taking off 4.7 kilometers southwest of the starting airport Polonia . The pilots had reported problems and announced a turnaround. All 113 occupants were killed, 12 crew members and 122 passengers. Numerous houses were also destroyed and another 17 people were killed there. With a total of 139 deaths, this was the third worst accident involving a Hercules, measured by the number of fatalities (see also plane crash in Medan 2015 ) .
On October 2, 2015, a USAF C-130J (08-3174) crashed in Jalalabad , Afghanistan . Eleven people died on board and three Afghan soldiers died on the ground. The reason was a blockage of the elevator caused by the crew by the container of a night vision device in order to simplify its stowage in the cockpit (see also the crash of a C-130J Hercules of the United States Air Force near Jalalabad ) .
On July 11, 2016, a C-130H of the Portuguese Air Force (16804) came off the runway to the left and then to the right during takeoff acceleration at the Montijo military airfield , caught fire and fell almost 1,500 meters behind the runway. Three of seven crew members died and four others were injured.
On December 18, 2016, a C-130H of the Indonesian Air Force (A-1334) flew on the approach to Wamena Airport in hilly terrain 1,700 meters southeast of the runway threshold. This CFIT ( controlled flight into terrain ) in the province of Papua killed all 12 crew members and the only passenger.
On July 10, 2017 KC-130T plunged the United States Marine Corps (165000 Bu) in the delta region of the Mississippi River ( USA ) from. The trigger was the breakage of the propeller blade on engine 2 (inside left), which slit open the aircraft fuselage from the right and shot through it, whereupon propeller 3 (inside right) also came loose and damaged the fuselage and the horizontal stabilizer . Then the entire front part of the fuselage broke off and fell to the ground, followed by the rest of the machine. All 16 occupants, 8 crew members and 8 passengers, were killed.
On December 6, 2018, a McDonnell Douglas F / A-18C / D and a KC-130J of the United States Marine Corps (Bu 167981) collided during a tank maneuver east of Japan. The crew of the F / A-18 was able to catapult themselves from the aircraft and the WSO was rescued, while the pilot could only be recovered dead. The five-man crew of the tanker was initially reported missing and declared dead on December 11, 2018 after the search was abandoned.
On the afternoon of December 9, 2019, a C-130H of the Chilean Air Force with the registration number 990 with 38 people on board crashed over Drake Street ( Southern Ocean ). She was on her way from Punta Arenas to the Presidente Frei research station and disappeared from the air traffic control radar about two hours after takeoff. On December 12, 2019, the approximate site of the crash could be localized using debris. None of the 17 crew members and 21 passengers survived the accident (see also the crash of a Lockheed C-130 of the Chilean Air Force in December 2019 ) .
From 2020
On January 23, 2020, an American fire fighting aircraft of the type EC-130Q of the US American Coulson Aviation (N134CG) crashed over the Peak View area northeast of Cooma , New South Wales , Australia during fire fighting . The 3 crew members died.
Individual evidence
↑ Peter C. Smith: The Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules - A Complete History , Manchester 2010, ISBN 9 780859 791533, pp. 373-382.
^ René J. Francillon: Lockheed Aircraft since 1913. Putnam Aeronautical Books, London 1987, ISBN 0-85177-805-4 , pp. 355-368.
