Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 16 April 1968
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130A Hercules
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 56-0480
Location: 80 km N of Bien Hoa –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: C-130A Hercules aircraft rotor system.C-130A Hercules aircraft rotor system.
Category: Accident
A C-130A Hercules aircraft experienced difficulties landing at Bunard Airstrip due to reduced visibility caused by dust blown by the rotor downwash from an adjacent army helicopter.A C-130A Hercules aircraft experienced difficulties landing at Bunard Airstrip due to reduced visibility caused by dust blown by the rotor downwash from an adjacent army helicopter.
Description
The C-130A Hercules landed heavy at Bunard Airstrip. The crew’s vision was obscured by dust blown up by the rotor downwash of an army helicopter.
Source of Information
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Rotor downwash obscuring pilot vision.Rotor downwash obscuring pilot vision.Share on:
