- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | August 24, 1965 |
Time: | 1010 |
Location: | Hong Kong |
Operator: | Military - U.S. Marine Corps |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Hong Kong - Da Nang |
AC Type: | Lockheed KC-130F |
Registration: | 149802 |
cn / ln: | 3693 |
Aboard: | 72 (passengers:66 crew:6) |
Fatalities: | 59 (passengers:57 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane crashed into Kowloon Bay after taking off from Kai Tak Airport. Pilot error. Commander's decision to proceed with the takeoff with only three engines. Failure to feather the non-functioning engine or trim the plane for a 3 engine takeoff. Decision not to abort after directional control was lost. |
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