2015 Sumatra Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash
On 30 June 2015, a Lockheed KC-130B Hercules (registration number A-1310) operated to the Indonesian Air Force with 12 crew and 110 passengers on board, crashed near a residential neighbourhood shortly after taking off from Medan, Indonesia, en route to Tanjung Pinang. All 122 people on board were killed, along with 17 people on the ground.
A-1310 photographed in 2005, the aircraft involved in the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 June 2015 |
| Summary | Engine failure on take-off |
| Site | Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia 3°31′31″N 98°37′50″E |
| Total fatalities | 139 |
| Total injuries | 3 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed KC-130B Hercules |
| Operator | Indonesian Air Force |
| Registration | A-1310 |
| Flight origin | Malang, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Stopover | Soewondo Air Force Base, Medan, Indonesia |
| Destination | Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport, Tanjung Pinang, Indonesia |
| Occupants | 122 |
| Passengers | 110 |
| Crew | 12 |
| Fatalities | 122 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 17 |
| Ground injuries | 3 |
At the time of the crash, the aircraft was transporting military personnel and their families, and possibly some civilian passengers.
Shortly after the crash, the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force grounded their entire C-130 fleet for inspection at Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport, from which the aircraft involved originated.
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