Détails:
The C-130B, assigned to the 313th Troop Carrier Wing, flew from Evereux to Bardufoss to pick up troops who would participate in the NATO exercise Winter Express.
In snowy weather around freezing temperature with poor visibility the Hercules crashed into Svanfjellet west of Bardufoss at night at a height of 2650 feet on the island of Senja on approach to Bardufoss Air Station, Norway.
According to the Accident Investigation Board at that time, the ATC had cleared the plane to descend to 6000 feet when the crew of the plane repeated an incorrect height clearance. The radar controller at Bardufoss did not perceive the misunderstanding. The crash killed the entire crew, five officers and two enlisted men. All were U.S. citizens.
accident date: 20-03-1966
type: Lockheed C-130B Hercules
registration: 61-2641
accident date: 20-03-1966
type: Lockheed C-130B Hercules
registration: 61-2641
accident date: 20-03-1966
type: Lockheed C-130B Hercules
registration: 61-2641
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | dimanche 20 mars 1966 |
| Heure: | 01:30 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Lockheed C-130B Hercules |
| Compagnie: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Immatriculation: | 61-2641 |
| Numéro de série: | 3677 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1962 |
| Moteurs: | 4 Allison T56-A-7 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 7 / à bord: 7 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 7 / à bord: 7 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 50 km (31.3 milles) NW of Bardufoss Airport (BDU) ( Norvège)
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| Élévation des lieux de l'accident: | 808 m (2651 feet) amsl |
| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Évreux-Fauville Air Base (EVX/LFOE), France |
| Bardufoss Airport (BDU/ENDU), Norvège |
The C-130B, assigned to the 313th Troop Carrier Wing, flew from Evereux to Bardufoss to pick up troops who would participate in the NATO exercise Winter Express.
In snowy weather around freezing temperature with poor visibility the Hercules crashed into Svanfjellet west of Bardufoss at night at a height of 2650 feet on the island of Senja on approach to Bardufoss Air Station, Norway.
According to the Accident Investigation Board at that time, the ATC had cleared the plane to descend to 6000 feet when the crew of the plane repeated an incorrect height clearance. The radar controller at Bardufoss did not perceive the misunderstanding. The crash killed the entire crew, five officers and two enlisted men. All were U.S. citizens.
Sources:
» Per Overgaard (E-mail, 19-3-2012)Photos
accident date: 20-03-1966
type: Lockheed C-130B Hercules
registration: 61-2641
accident date: 20-03-1966
type: Lockheed C-130B Hercules
registration: 61-2641
accident date: 20-03-1966
type: Lockheed C-130B Hercules
registration: 61-2641
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Évreux-Fauville Air Base et Bardufoss Airport est de 2399 km (1500 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre Évreux-Fauville Air Base et Bardufoss Airport est de 2399 km (1500 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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