Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 24 April 1965
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130A Hercules
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 57-0475
Location: near Nakhon Ratchasima Royal Thai Air Force Base – VTUN –
ÿ Thailand
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and flight control system.Aircraft control surfaces and flight control system.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control during a return flight following a flare dropping mission, resulting in a crash into a mountainous terrain due to adverse weather conditions.An aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control during a return flight following a flare dropping mission, resulting in a crash into a mountainous terrain due to adverse weather conditions.
Description
Crashed into mountain in poor weather following a go-around. The airplane was returning from a flare dropping mission.
Source of Information
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Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions, specifically mountainous terrain and gusty winds.Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions, specifically mountainous terrain and gusty winds.Share on:
