Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 4 February 1969
Aircraft Type: Lockheed HC-130H Hercules
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 65-0990
Location: off Taiwan –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A USAF Lockheed HC-130H Hercules transport plane crashed off the coast of Taiwan, resulting in the deaths of thirteen crew members and the destruction of the aircraft.A USAF Lockheed HC-130H Hercules transport plane crashed off the coast of Taiwan, resulting in the deaths of thirteen crew members and the destruction of the aircraft.
Description
A USAF Lockheed HC-130H Hercules transport plane was destroyed when it struck surface of the sea off Taiwan and crashed. One crew member survived, 13 were killed. The Hercules was dispatched to search for survivors of Japanese freighter ‘Shoka Maru’ which sank en route between Japan and Cambodia.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9TU_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jVEMAAAAIBAJ&dq=taiwan%20plane&pg=3766%2C4552120https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9TU_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jVEMAAAAIBAJ&dq=taiwan%20plane&pg=3766%2C4552120Primary Cause
Collision with the sea surface.Collision with the sea surface.Share on:
