Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 27 May 1961
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130B Hercules
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 59-1534
Location: Ramstein Air Force Base (RMS –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Fuselage and wingsFuselage and wings
Category: Accident
A C-130 aircraft experienced a single engine failure during landing at Ramstein AFB, Germany, resulting in a veering off runway. The C-130B, registered msn 3530, suffered damage at Spangdahlem Air Base earlier that year.A C-130 aircraft experienced a single engine failure during landing at Ramstein AFB, Germany, resulting in a veering off runway. The C-130B, registered msn 3530, suffered damage at Spangdahlem Air Base earlier that year.
Description
The C-130 suffered a single engine failure and veered off runway on landing at Ramstein AFB, Germany. The fuselage and wings were used to repair another C-130B (58-0734, msn 3530) which had been damaged at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany in 1961.
Primary Cause
Engine failure during landing.Engine failure during landing.Share on:
