FishBowl 77 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 I’m not saying for sure, but it appears to be out of the Charlotte ANG. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JustHangingOut 69 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Prayers to all involved Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FishBowl 77 Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 Update: Puerto Rico ANG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pintail21 21 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 (edited) News is reporting 5 were on board, 2 confirmed dead with the others status unknown. It looks like they came down on a warehouse of some sort too, so hopefully the people in the building got out as well. Edited May 2, 2018 by pintail21 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hopefulflyer389 162 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Damnit! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
polcat 22 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Shit! Here here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MTC 2 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Man, tough times for Puerto Rico. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airlineflunky 1 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Live coverage. http://www.wistv.com/story/38095186/live-c-130-military-plane-crashes-near-savannah-ga They are reporting it on HW21 about 1 mile east of RW28. They interviewed a witness, (STD Disclaimer), he sounded fairly coherent, knowledgeable. Said it looked like it was approaching to land to west, then rolled upside down (half roll could look that way to witness), then nose straight in. Thoughts and prayers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GDAL 42 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Blue skies and tailwinds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marty - Trident Home Loans 42 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dsharpless 1 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 This happened about a mile from my office. Reports now say all 5 confirmed dead. Before learning it was a Puerto Rico ANG C-130 it was really easy to believe it had to be some of our local guys with the 165th here in Savannah. Such a tragedy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CHQ Pilot 1 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 There is video of the final few seconds from what looks like a security camera. Tragic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bergman 343 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 13 minutes ago, CHQ Pilot said: There is video of the final few seconds from what looks like a security camera. Tragic It is bone chilling. FML. 🍻 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Hammer 14 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 That video was tough to watch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Prozac 660 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Hard to watch that video. Just saw a report that there were 9 aboard and the airplane had undergone “routine” MX in Savanna. The plane appears intact throughout the video. Some sort of loss of control event obviously occurred. RIP to those aboard and thoughts and prayers to the families and unit members. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hindsight2020 597 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Based on the video and the witness recollection of the relative position of the aircraft to the landing rwy (28?). Looks like a base to final stall/spin, or a Vmc roll if they were doing some sort of engine out work and it went south (no pun intended). Condolences to my childhood hometown unit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrizzell 149 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 The security camera footage is horrific to see. Prayers and condolences to those here that are friends and/or work with that unit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
war007afa 176 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Terrible video to watch. Looked like when we do the reverse prop in flight scenario in the sim. Him him 🍺 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ClearedHot 1,753 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 News reporting this was supposed to be the final flight of this aircraft as they were on their way to the Boneyard. Also reporting this was a former WC-130. Him Him Quote Link to post Share on other sites
herkbum 245 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 (edited) 25 minutes ago, ClearedHot said: News reporting this was supposed to be the final flight of this aircraft as they were on their way to the Boneyard. Also reporting this was a former WC-130. Him Him You are correct. They were Nashville birds. We received the WCs after our H2s were BRAC’d. My last flight in the Herk was to deliver a plane down to the PRANG. I last flew the MA (968) on 30 Apr 12, almost 6 yrs ago to the day. The airplane I delivered, 866, ironically is currently sitting in Nashville and will reportedly soon have its wings removed so it can be trucked to the boneyard. To the crew Edited May 3, 2018 by herkbum Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.