- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | August 07, 2002 |
Time: | 2200 |
Location: | Caguas, Puerto Rico |
Operator: | Military - U.S. Air Force |
Flight #: | - |
Route: | Roosevelt Roads NS - Borinquen NGB |
AC Type: | Lockheed MC-130H Hercules |
Registration: | 90-0161 |
cn / ln: | 5265 |
Aboard: | 10 (passengers:3 crew:7) |
Fatalities: | 10 (passengers:3 crew:7) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The military plane crashed into a mountain top, approximately 10 miles south of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in rough terrain, while performing low-level training exercises. Witnesses reported the aircraft was flying low and hit some trees before crashing into a ravine, bursting into flames and disintegrating. There was rain and fog at the time of the accident. |
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