- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: June 12, 2002
Time: 2124
Location: Near Gardez, Afghanistan
Operator: Military - U.S. Air Force
Flight #: ?
Route: ?
AC Type: Lockheed MC-130H Hercules
Registration: 84-0475
cn / ln: 5041
Aboard: 10   (passengers:2  crew:8)
Fatalities: 3   (passengers:0  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: While participating in a night mission to remove U.S. Special Forces troops the plane crashed 2.5 miles from the airstrip. Overloaded. The excessive cargo weight loaded on the aircraft at the Band E Sardeh Dam landing zone.
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