- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | July 10, 2017 |
Time: | 1600 |
Location: | Near Itta Bena, Mississipi |
Operator: | USMC |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Cherry Point, NC - El Centro, CA |
AC Type: | Lockheed KC-130T Hercules |
Registration: | 165000 |
cn / ln: | 382-5303 |
Aboard: | 16 (passengers:14 crew:2) |
Fatalities: | 16 (passengers:14 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | While en route, the Marine Corps transport suffered an explosion and structural failure at 20,000 ft., spiraled down and crashed into a soybean field. The investigation determined the cause of the mishap to be an inflight departure of the number four blade from the number two propeller. |
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