- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: June 21, 1977
Time: 2230
Location: Off Wake Island
Operator: Military - U.S. Navy
Flight #: ?
Route: Wake-Agana
AC Type: Lockheed EC-130Q
Registration: 156176
cn / ln: 4280
Aboard: 16   (passengers:0  crew:16)
Fatalities: 16   (passengers:0  crew:16)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed into the Pacific Ocean and exploded moments after taking off from Wake Island Air Base. The plane rose no higher than 400 ft. before crashing one mile from the end of the runway.
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