C-130J crashes in Gwalior

[janon]

C-130 J Super Hercules military aircraft crashes in Gwalior | NDTV.com

Gwalior: A military aircraft has crashed in Madhya Pradesh, near the border with Rajasthan.

Reports suggest it was a C-130 J plane, also known as super Hercules, which is used for transporting men, personnel and equipment.

More details are awaited.

 

[Manvantaratruti]

C-130 J Super Hercules military aircraft crashes in Gwalior | NDTV.com

Gwalior: A military aircraft has crashed in Madhya Pradesh, near the border with Rajasthan.

Reports suggest it was a C-130 J plane, also known as super Hercules, which is used for transporting men, personnel and equipment.

More details are awaited.

SHIT ! .... they crashed a brand new C-130 ?

 

[Gessler]

Any casualties? I wonder if it can repaired if the damage is minimal or is a permenant write-off, in which case
a replacement could be ordered.

SHIT ! .... they crashed a brand new C-130 ?

The first C-130J of IAF came 2 years ago, but however there can be no age limit for accidents. It certainly
didn't happen due to aging equipment or anything. Freak accidents can always happen.

 

[ali_raza]

pakistanis are maintaining some prety old machines even from 60,s......indiand should be more carefull.these r not russian.this is american

 

[janon]

Any casualties?...

Two casualties, as per initial reports.

SHIT ! .... they crashed a brand new C-130 ?

Looks bad. These are precious assets. As a consolation, it wasn't carrying a contingent of special forces when it happened.

pakistanis are maintaining some prety old machines even from 60,s......indiand should be more carefull.these r not russian.this is american

Is there any indication that it happened due to lack of maintainace, or are you simply trying to score points?

 

[Robinhood Pandey]

RIP

 

[rockstarIN]

Unfortunate incident. ...

 

[Gessler]

pakistanis are maintaining some prety old machines even from 60,s......indiand should be more carefull.these r not russian.this is american

We operated our C-130Js into operations from/to areas like Daulat Beg Oldi, Uttarakhand etc. which were
conducted in far more inhospitable and dangerous environments than what PAF had ever undertaken with C-130.

Accidents can always happen. Brand new F-22 Raptors used to crash in USAF due to a multitude of
reasons.

Edit : I know of a Norwegian C-130J that crashed in 2012.

 

[Luftwaffe]

As long as crew and people are alive that would be a good news for all human beings, india can buy C-130J again. But is it confirm it is C-130J or russian transport?

 

[Gessler]

As long as crew and people are alive that would be a good news for all human beings, india can buy C-130J again. But is it confirm it is C-130J or russian transport?

2 people died in this crash, it was a C-130J.

 

[Roybot]

WTF this is messed up. RIP.

 

[Luftwaffe]

2 people died in this crash, it was a C-130J.

RIP to human loss.

 

[Ghostwhowalks]

Yesterday India votes against US proposals in UN, today a US made new plane crashes!....just saying.....

 

[Indischer]

Damn! Very unfortunate incident. I guess substandard HAL overhauling and Russian spares cannot be given as reasons this time at least.

RIP to the dead.

 

[Gessler]

Yesterday India votes against US proposals in UN, today a US made new plane crashes!....just saying.....

Meh. Why are C-130Js operated by NATO countries (Norway & UK) crashing then?

(In UK, 2007 and Norway, 2012...now in India, 2014)