Incident Overview
Date: Friday 3 September 1976
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130H Hercules
Owner/operator: Fuerza Area Venezolana – FAV
Registration Number: 7772
Location: near Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores (TER) –
ÿ Portugal
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 68 / Occupants: 68
Component Affected: Aircraft landing gear and potentially the aircraft itself.Aircraft landing gear and potentially the aircraft itself.
Category: Accident
A Hercules aircraft carrying members of the Venezuelan choir Orfe¢n Universitario to Barcelona, Spain, crashed into a hill due to improper runway alignment during a heavy rain approach, exacerbated by Hurricane Emmy. The aircraft was not properly lined up with the runway.A Hercules aircraft carrying members of the Venezuelan choir Orfe¢n Universitario to Barcelona, Spain, crashed into a hill due to improper runway alignment during a heavy rain approach, exacerbated by Hurricane Emmy. The aircraft was not properly lined up with the runway.
Description
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 Orfe¢n Universitario to Barcelona, Spain.
Primary Cause
Improper runway alignment during approach due to heavy rain and Hurricane Emmy.Improper runway alignment during approach due to heavy rain and Hurricane Emmy.Share on:
