Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Jan 23, 2020 (3 killed), P...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on January 23, 2020 near Peak View, New South Wales, Australia with 3 fatalities. Cause: Hazardous weather with strong...
- Date: January 23, 2020
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Peak View, New South Wales, Australia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Hazardous weather with strong gusts and mountain wave turbulence at the drop site, and decisions to continue the tasking
Coulson Aviation's EC 130Q Bomber 134 was tasked to the Good Good fire near Peak View after the Adaminaby tasking proved unsuitable. After a partial retardant drop the aircraft climbed in a left turn in strong gusting winds and mountain wave turbulence and hit slightly rising terrain. All three crew were killed. The ATSB cited hazardous weather and tasking decisions as contributing factors.