Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 22 July 1993 |
Type: | Lockheed CC-130E Hercules |
Operator: | Canadian Armed Forces |
Registration: | 130321 |
MSN: | 4191 |
First flight: | 1967 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 9 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 9 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Wainwright Airport, AB (YWV) ( Canada)
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Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Hercules transport was involved in a low level practice LAPES drop at the Wainwright Air Base. During the drop the airplane crashed in prairie grassland and broke up in three pieces.
Sources:
» Hercules crash kills five (Lethbridge Herald, 1993-07-23)
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accident date:
22-07-1993type: Lockheed CC-130E Hercules
registration: 130321
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.