Incident Overview
Date: xx Oct 1961
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130B Hercules
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 58-0745
Location: Evreux Airport (EVX) –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: FuselageFuselage
Category: Other
A C-130B 58-0734 aircraft experienced a fire during refueling at Evreux, France, resulting in the destruction of one wing. The fuselage was subsequently towed 600 miles to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, for repair work on the nose and fuselage of the aircraft.A C-130B 58-0734 aircraft experienced a fire during refueling at Evreux, France, resulting in the destruction of one wing. The fuselage was subsequently towed 600 miles to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, for repair work on the nose and fuselage of the aircraft.
Description
One of the wings was destroyed in a fire which erupted after a fuel pump exploded during refueling at Evreux, France. The fuselage was later towed 600 miles from Evreux to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. It was towed to Spangdahlem to be used to repair the nose and fuselage of C-130B 58-0734 which had heavy damage to those sections from another accident.
Source of Information
http://www.usaf317thvet.org/towarticle.htm, http://www.usaf317thvet.org/news.htmlhttp://www.usaf317thvet.org/towarticle.htm, http://www.usaf317thvet.org/news.htmlPrimary Cause
Fuel pump explosion during refueling.Fuel pump explosion during refueling.Share on:
