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2015 Jalalabad USAF C-130J crash
The aircraft involved, seen here on March 2, 2011
Accident
DateOctober 2, 2015 (2015-10-02)
SummaryCrashed shortly after takeoff
SiteJalalabad Airport, Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Total fatalities14
Aircraft
Aircraft typeLockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
OperatorUnited States Air Force
Registration08-3174
Flight originBagram Airfield, Bagram, Afghanistan
StopoverJalalabad Airport, Jalalabad, Afghanistan
DestinationBagram Airfield, Bagram, Afghanistan
Occupants11
Passengers5
Crew6
Fatalities11
Survivors0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities3

On October 2, 2015, a Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules of the United States Air Force crashed 28 seconds after takeoff in Jalalabad Airport, Jalalabad, Afghanistan, killing all 11 occupants onboard. A further three were killed on the ground where the C-130 crashed.

Aircraft

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The aircraft involved, manufactured in 2011, was a Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules registered as 08-3174 with serial number 5648. It was equipped with four Allison AE2100D3 propellers and, in its four years of service, it had logged 2551.7 airframe hours.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident Lockheed C-130J-30 Super Hercules 08-3174, Friday 2 October 2015". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "08-3174 Final Report" (PDF). asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved December 8, 2024.