Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 9 December 1972
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130E Hercules
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 64-0505
Location: Guam-Agana NAS (NGM) –
ÿ Guam
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: C-130E aircraft ? specifically the engine(s) involved.C-130E aircraft ? specifically the engine(s) involved.
Category: Accident
A C-130E aircraft, based at Guam-Agana NAS, experienced a significant incident during a training mission. Prior to a landing, the third or fourth engine experienced a shutdown. A blow-out of tires occurred on the right main landing gear during touchdown, resulting in a rightward yaw, skid across a taxiway and ramp, and a near-miss with a parked line of A-3 fighters. The aircraft subsequently burned out against an embankment.A C-130E aircraft, based at Guam-Agana NAS, experienced a significant incident during a training mission. Prior to a landing, the third or fourth engine experienced a shutdown. A blow-out of tires occurred on the right main landing gear during touchdown, resulting in a rightward yaw, skid across a taxiway and ramp, and a near-miss with a parked line of A-3 fighters. The aircraft subsequently burned out against an embankment.
Description
The C-130E aircraft was based at Andersen AFB (UAM) on Guam and departed on a training mission to perform touch-and-go’s at Guam-Agana NAS (NGM). Prior to one of the landings, the no. 3 or no. 4 engine had been shut down. The aircraft experienced a blow-out of tires on the right hand main landing gear on touchdown. It yawed right, skidded across a taxiway and parking ramp narrowly missing a parked line of A-3 fighters. It finally came to rest against an embankment where the remains of the aircraft completely burned out. Apart from the five flight crew, two Army officers and Pan Am flight attendant were on board. The crew chief and both Army officers survived the accident.
Source of Information
http://www.c-130hercules.net/forums/topic/2860-guam-crash-in-the-seventies/?page=2http://www.c-130hercules.net/forums/topic/2860-guam-crash-in-the-seventies/?page=2Primary Cause
Engine failure ? specifically a shutdown of the third or fourth engine.Engine failure ? specifically a shutdown of the third or fourth engine.Share on:
