Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 19 February 1972
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130E Hercules
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 62-1813
Location: 5 km E of Jacksonville-Little Rock AFB, AR (LRF) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: C-130 aircraft and Cessna T-37B Tweet training jet.C-130 aircraft and Cessna T-37B Tweet training jet.
Category: Accident
A C-130 aircraft collided with a USAF Cessna T-37B Tweet training jet while on final approach to Little Rock AFB, AR (LRF). Both pilots ejected safely.A C-130 aircraft collided with a USAF Cessna T-37B Tweet training jet while on final approach to Little Rock AFB, AR (LRF). Both pilots ejected safely.
Description
The C-130 was on final approach to Little Rock AFB, AR (LRF) when it collided with a USAF Cessna T-37B Tweet training jet (59-0322). The trainer was on a cross country training mission from Big Spring-Webb AFB, TX (BGS). Both pilots ejected safely.
Primary Cause
Possible aerodynamic instability caused by the C-130’s approach, combined with a lapse in situational awareness by the Cessna pilot.Possible aerodynamic instability caused by the C-130’s approach, combined with a lapse in situational awareness by the Cessna pilot.Share on:
