Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 16 September 1965
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130B Hercules
Owner/operator: Tentara Nasional Indonesia-AU (Air Force)
Registration Number: T-1306
Location: near Long Bawan, East Kalimantan –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Right hand engineRight hand engine
A Lockheed C-130B Hercules transport plane crashed during the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation of 1963, resulting in the loss of 17 crew and passengers. The plane was carrying paratroopers when struck by friendly fire, leading to a fire that damaged the right hand engine and wing. The crew executed an emergency landing at Long Bawan, rescuing the remaining 17.A Lockheed C-130B Hercules transport plane crashed during the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation of 1963, resulting in the loss of 17 crew and passengers. The plane was carrying paratroopers when struck by friendly fire, leading to a fire that damaged the right hand engine and wing. The crew executed an emergency landing at Long Bawan, rescuing the remaining 17.
Description
The Lockheed C-130B Hercules transport plane was lost in an accident during the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation, that started in 1963 from Indonesia’s opposition to the creation of Malaysia. In 1964 Indonesian forces began attacking areas in the Malay Peninsula in what was known as the Dwikora Operation. The C-130B, T-1306, was carrying paratroopers when it was hit by friendly fire. One of the two right hand engines caught fire, which developed onto the wing. All paratroopers were forced to bail out over the forest from low altitude. The flight crew made an emergency landing at Long Bawan, saving the remaining 17 flight crew and passengers, including five jumpmasters.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7q4fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GtcEAAAAIBAJ&dq=hercules&pg=732%2C1809713, https://books.google.nl/books?id=M4WoKY8jNZMC&lpg=PA104&dq=T-1306%20bawan&hl=nl&pg=PA104#v=onepage&q=T-1306%20bawan&f=falsehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7q4fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GtcEAAAAIBAJ&dq=hercules&pg=732%2C1809713, https://books.google.nl/books?id=M4WoKY8jNZMC&lpg=PA104&dq=T-1306%20bawan&hl=nl&pg=PA104#v=onepage&q=T-1306%20bawan&f=falsePrimary Cause
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