Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Apr 13, 1982 (27 killed)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on April 13, 1982 near Gevenlik, Eastern Anatolia Region, Türkiye with 27 fatalities. Cause: Number 4 engine detached...
- Date: April 13, 1982
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Gevenlik, Eastern Anatolia Region, Türkiye
- Fatalities: 27
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Number 4 engine detached in flight, striking the number 3 engine and the wingtip fuel tank, which led to wing separation; a missing nut was suspected but its cause could not be determined.
A USAF C 130H on a round trip flight from Incirlik went out of control at 20,000 feet between Erzurum and Erzincan and crashed in a snow covered field near Gevenlik. All 27 occupants died. The loss of the number 4 engine in flight was blamed, and the reason a retaining nut was missing was never determined.