61-2649 — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

October 8, 1967Accident
Ten minutes after takeoff from Huế Airport, while climbing in marginal weather conditions, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain (1,850 feet high) located about 10 km from the airfield.
Lockheed C-130 Hercules · 24 fatalities
It is believed that the crew was climbing under VFR mode in marginal weather conditions when the accident occurred. Full accident record