Incident Overview
Date: Monday 11 July 2016
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130H Hercules
Owner/operator: Fora Area Portuguesa
Registration Number: 16804
Location: Montijo Air Base –
ÿ Portugal
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically, the rudder and flight control system)Aircraft Control System (specifically, the rudder and flight control system)
Category: Accident
A Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed on takeoff from Montijo Air Base, Portugal, resulting in the deaths of three crew members. The aircraft was operating on a training flight and was either departing or carrying out a touch and go. It deviated to the left of the runway while accelerating, swerving to the right, and crashed to the right side of the runway, approximately 1460 meters (4800 feet) past the threshold. A fire erupted.A Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed on takeoff from Montijo Air Base, Portugal, resulting in the deaths of three crew members. The aircraft was operating on a training flight and was either departing or carrying out a touch and go. It deviated to the left of the runway while accelerating, swerving to the right, and crashed to the right side of the runway, approximately 1460 meters (4800 feet) past the threshold. A fire erupted.
Description
A Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed on takeoff from Montijo Air Base, Portugal, killing three of the seven crew members. The aircraft operated on a training flight and was either departing or carrying out a touch and go. While accelerating down runway 26 the aircraft deviated to the left of the runway. It then swerved to the right and crashed to the right side of the runway, about 1460 m (4800 ft) past the threshold. A fire erupted.
Source of Information
http://economico.sapo.pt/noticias/tres-mortos-em-acidente-de-aviao-no-montijo_254295.html, http://observador.pt/2016/07/11/c130-caiu-na-base-do-montijo-e-fez-tres-mortos/, http://expresso.sapo.pt/sociedade/2016-07-18-Porque-tera-este-C-130-saido-da-pista-a-descolagem-http://economico.sapo.pt/noticias/tres-mortos-em-acidente-de-aviao-no-montijo_254295.html, http://observador.pt/2016/07/11/c130-caiu-na-base-do-montijo-e-fez-tres-mortos/, http://expresso.sapo.pt/sociedade/2016-07-18-Porque-tera-este-C-130-saido-da-pista-a-descolagem-Primary Cause
Deviation from runway centerline during takeoff and swerving while accelerating.Deviation from runway centerline during takeoff and swerving while accelerating.Share on:
