Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 9 November 1971
Aircraft Type: Lockheed Hercules C.1 (C-130K)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: XV216
Location: 7 km W off Pisa-San Giusto Airport (PSA) –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 52 / Occupants: 52
Component Affected: Hercules XV216, ‘Chalk 4’Hercules XV216, ‘Chalk 4’
Category: Accident
A Lockheed Hercules XV216, ‘Chalk 4’, crashed during a Cold Stream exercise at Pisa, Italy, in November 1971. The aircraft, part of a group of nine Hercules planes, impacted the sea approximately 19 kilometers from the runway end and 7 kilometers off shore.A Lockheed Hercules XV216, ‘Chalk 4’, crashed during a Cold Stream exercise at Pisa, Italy, in November 1971. The aircraft, part of a group of nine Hercules planes, impacted the sea approximately 19 kilometers from the runway end and 7 kilometers off shore.
Description
Ten RAF transport aircraft were engaged in the “Cold Stream” exercise at Pisa, Italy in November 1971. The aircraft were flying missions carrying Italian paratroopers. Lockheed Hercules XV216, “Chalk 4”, contacted the surface of the sea and crashed, shortly after takeoff from Pisa Airport (PSA). The airplane was number three in a wave of nine Hercules planes bound for the Villacidro Dropzone, Sardinia. It came down about 19 km from the runway end and 7 km off shore.
Source of Information
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedia_della_Meloriahttp://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedia_della_MeloriaPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure during takeoff.Mechanical failure during takeoff.Share on:
