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Abbreviations: D: Date N/U: Nationality/Units T: Type S: SerialsAccident Reports
D: Aug ??, 2017
N/U: Royal Air Force/
Nos 24/30/47 Squadrons
T: C-130J-30 Hercules C4
S: ZH873 ‘Jezebel’
Details of an incident involving this
aircraft in Iraq have only recently
come to light. After incurring
damage after a heavy landing at
Erbil, the Hercules remained in
storage during a lengthy damage
assessment. Eventually it was
deemed beyond economical repair
and is being stripped for spares
before being scrapped. It was
reportedly still at Erbil in May 2018.
D: Apr 29
N: Libyan GNA Air Force
T: C-130H-30
The aircraft suffered a technical
problem shortly after take-off from
an airstrip at El Sharara oilfield
near Ubari, Libya, for a flight to
Tripoli-Mitiga Airport. It crashed
around 1.2 miles (2km) from the
airstrip and was destroyed. The
pilot, co-pilot and flight engineer
were killed but a fourth crew
member survived, and was flown
to Tripoli for treatment. Akakus
Oil had chartered the aircraft
from the GNA Air Force to
deliver catering and maintenance
supplies. Some sources suggest
it was Libyan Arab Air Cargo
L-100-30 5A-DOM, but a photo
taken before departure from El
Sharara shows a different model.D: May 1
N/U: US Air Force/7th Bomb Wing
T: B-1B Lancer
S: 86-0109 ‘DY’
This Lancer made an emergency
landing at Midland International
Air and Space Port, Midland,
Texas, following an engine
flameout on a routine sortie from
Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.
The four crew were unhurt
and the bomber landed safely.
Photographs on the ground at
Midland show considerable fire
damage around one of the engine
compartments, while the escape
hatch over the weapon systems
officer’s position was missing.D: May 2
N: Colombian National Police/
Servicio Aéreo de Policia
T: Beech C99 Commuter
S: PNC0203
During a night-time training flight,
this aircraft crashed near Ibagué,Colombia, killing all four on board.
It was en route from Mariquita
Airport to Ibagué-Perales Airport.D: May 2
N/U: US Air Force/Puerto Rico
ANG/156th Airlift Wing/
198th Airlift Squadron
T: WC-130H
S: 65-0968
This Hercules was destroyed when
it crashed and burst into flames
at the intersection of Highway
21 and Crossgate Road, Port
Wentworth, Georgia, 1.2 miles
(2km) from Savannah/Hilton Head
International Airport. It had taken
off from there on its final flight,
bound for storage with the 309th
Aerospace Maintenance and
Regeneration Group at Davis-
Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
The nine crew on board – all from
the Puerto Rico ANG – were killed.D: May 3
N: Russian Air and Space Force
T: Su-30SM
Shortly after take-off from Latakia-
Khmeimim air base, Syria,
this aircraft crashed into the
Mediterranean Sea off the coast
of Jiblah, killing both pilots. TheRussian Ministry of Defence said
the crash was not the result of
enemy fire – and it’s suspected
that one of the engines may have
ingested a bird during the initial
climb-out from the airfield.D: May 5
N: Embraer/Brazilian Air Force
T: KC-390
S: PT-ZNF
During a ground test at Gavião
Peixoto Airport, Brazil, this aircraft
ran off the end of the runway,
coming to rest just before the
airport perimeter fence. There
were no injuries to the crew,
but manufacturer Embraer said
there was extensive damage
to both the main and the nose
undercarriage, and that the
structure of the fuselage was also
damaged. The company added
that initial analysis indicated
the aircraft and all systems
behaved normally and according
to design characteristics – and
says it’s evaluating the planning
schedule for the continuation of
certification tests, including the
possibility of transferring some
tests to prototype 002 and to the
first series production aircraft,Above: The burning wreckage of Libyan GNA Air Force C-130H-30 after its take-off crash at El Sharara oilfield on April 29. Libyan National Oil Corporation
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