US Air Force Super Hercules Crashes On Takeoff During Nighttime Mission

On Friday 2 October 2015, a USAF Lockheed C-130J-30 registration 08-3174, tried to takeoff in the middle of the night, but a NVG case wouldn't let it happen. Don't forget to sub, like and comment for more videos.

[@bradjohnson482]

I only found your channel about a month ago, and I'm glad I did. There are not many channels like this that keep the video under 20 minutes, but do a great job explaining what happened. Excellent job!

[@Quinnysings]

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[@MPCFlights]

Thanks!

[@miapup1012]

@@MPCFlightsI am also in my sixties and I think your videos are amazing. I remember many of these cause back then they didn’t have as much news channels and these were often televised later on.

[@JamesMStanzakSr]

I sincerely hope that everyone who has watched this video, finally realizes that everyone on board were doing their job, in order to protect your freedom and our American way of life.

[@srdjan6004]

How?

[@kcindc5539]

They didn’t do a check to make sure the controls had their full range of motion before takeoff? RIP

[@jugheadjones5458]

My thought too.

[@Randomly_Browsing]

It's dark out there, they probably didn't remember that they put the nvg case there

[@kcindc5539]

@@Randomly_Browsing that appears to be the case (no pun intended). Between the expedited offload/onload and the visual limitations of the NVG’s inside the cockpit, PLUS any possibility they didn’t do a full control free-movement check during taxi….. all the holes in the Swiss cheese align

[@henrymcmiller2527]

They died because of a eye glasses case? They crashed a four year old plane. RIP Captains.

[@Randomly_Browsing]

@@henrymcmiller2527 nvg case

[@alvarvillalongamarch3894]

Geez!RIP.Mistakes,they just trail behind each aviator,waiting to catch up with you.Mu condolences.

[@rvnmedic1968]

RIP all who were on the aircraft. Horrible, tragic accident...

[@deetee5052]

Heck even in my piper cherokee there was a spot on the checklist for controls: free and correct.

[@jimbo4260]

Omg what a tragedy. A NVG case. Jesus.

[@ldakotatransplant6485]

From the AF accident investigation report; "The ERO checklist did not include a step requiring the pilots to check the flight controls prior to departure and therefore, it was incumbent on the MP and the MCP to remember to remove the hard-shell NVG case" . A simple one line addition to the ERO checklist would have been ONE thing that COULD have prevented this mishap. Also, the 130-J has no FE. A good FE may prevented it too.

[@gort8203]

I haven't flown the C-130, but having done many an ERO in another Lockheed transport that accident report makes no sense to me if it states that as the cause of the accident. In My airplane The ERO checklist replaced the after landing and parking/shutdown checklists, it did not replace the before takeoff checklist, which is always required and contains a flight control check (along with setting flaps, trim, and other critical items before flight). Adding a flight control check to the ERO checklist would be redundant and might have saved this crew, if they had not also been distracted there and had actually complied with it. A flight control check seems misplaced during an ERO other than the fact that apparently propping up the elevator during onload/offload seems to be a thing on the C-130, so you want be sure it is clear before moving off.. But in any case the before takeoff checklist must contain a flight control check.

[@ldakotatransplant6485]

@@gort8203 It didn't state it as the cause, just stated that it was not in the checklist.

[@gort8203]

@@ldakotatransplant6485 Glad to hear that. The inference of: "it was incumbent on the MP and the MCP to remember to remove the hard-shell NVG case" can be read as implying that no memory aid to ensure freedom of flight controls was in place. Reading the complete report might not leave one with that implication.

[@bc1969214]

The accident recreation board noted the case was inconspicuous to all the pilots under the lighting conditions so there might need to be some marking on it that would show in the crew vision but one of those hindsight items.

[@greenbeenie2]

THANK YOU GOOD COVERAGE GOOD VIDEO....SAD STORY...

[@jeremyfowler1519]

Never would have happened if they went through the proper take off sequence. That’s why they are there and you are ordered to complete every time. He had checked his range of motion of the various flight surfaces he would have found out then and he’d been super relieved RIP

[@bunglejoy3645]

Do military flight have to do pre check lists like private and passenger planes, Maybe tidy dashboard should be added to the list thrn they should have spotted it and night vision goggles be put on when they start to taxi then they eoukd have seen it or once theve got to flight level cruise

[@garyowen9044]

Isn’t there a “Flight Controls, Free & Correct” in the C130 checklist?

[@gort8203]

Of course there is. As General Turgidson might say, I would hate to judge before all the facts are in, but it's beginning to look like this crew did not accomplish all items on the before takeoff checklist.

[@danieljorge746]

OMG what a careless mistake 😢😢😢

[@Schorch1962]

It should be mandatory to check all controls and their correct movement before engine startup. Every model pilot knows how essential this is, even after a few flights. Why isn`t it mandatory for the big ones?

[@jerrypolverino6025]

Retired airline here. I always did. I’m still alive.

[@Schorch1962]

@@jerrypolverino6025 You did a great job. Spotting malfunctions on the ground means saving many lifes.

[@jerrypolverino6025]

@@Schorch1962 That’s the whole point of preflight checks.

[@Schorch1962]

@@jerrypolverino6025 Even a model airplane can do much damage or kill somebody. As a model airplane and helicopter pilot for 43 years i can proudly say: i never lost control due to a defect or malfunction over a model and had only 3 crashes. One was in my beginner time, the second as i started with helicopters. The third and last was 8 years ago when i was flying reversed very low and my small plane was hit by a sudden blast over the trees, pushing it to the ground. I stopped flying 3 years ago because i noticed problems estimating how far or close my plane was after it was lined up for landing. Eyes don`t get better when you get old, and before causing an accident, i decided to stop with this beautiful hobby. My buddies always said i`m taking it too serious. They had crashes due to malfunctions, i had none. One of them crashed his 8 kg aerobatic plane into a parked car just after the start, luckily nobody was inside the car. The reason was a faulty servo on the ailerons, causing short circuits when moved into one direction, making the receiver fail. So he lost control completely. The damage caused to the car was around 20.000 bucks. He checked his controls only before the first start, had 2 flights without any issues, then he started to the 3rd after 1 hour and crashed. That`s the reason why i asked my question about mandatory control checks.

[@gort8203]

It is mandatory. But as General Turgidson might say, I would hate to judge before all the facts are in, but it's beginning to look like this crew did not accomplish all items on the before takeoff checklist.

[@RobbieHatley]

A good, solid aviation accident report, for the most part. But it does contain one error: your location caption is wrong. The province of "Nangahar" is a province of Afghanistan, not a province of the non-existent nation "Middle East".

[@grahamstevenson1740]

ERROR ! Jalalabad, Afghanistan is NOT in the Middle East !

[@helenwarner5492]

How could the Captain possibly forget ?

[@krg038]

Happened 10 years ago?

[@JimmyRJump]

"Middle East" isn't a country. Jalalabad is in Afghanistan.

[@grahamstevenson1740]

And Afghanistan certainly isn't in the MIDDLE East (a region).

[@ronaldmessina4229]

In any case what in the hell is an american fighter jet doing in the middle east?another example of u.s. war-like manouevering in the world 🌍, & always seeking to find out what is happening in the countries 😢😢😢😢

[@ronaldmessina4229]

Also the correct name for the second pilot is CO_PILOT , & no other name, period!🎉🎉😢😢😢

[@grahamstevenson1740]

@@ronaldmessina4229 In any case what the hell are Russian/Soviet fighter jets doing in the middle east ? Another example of Russian war-like manouevering in the world.

[@Aircraft1606.]

08-3714 CVR Transcript 3:34 SIC: Trim failure! 3:58 PIC: We're going down!

[@TUPELO_HUNNY]

And the winner of tonight's Darwin Award

[@shibukurian79]

08-3714 CVR during the final 12 minutes from the gate: 08-3714: october eagle thirty seven one four requesting taxi for runway 28 victor seven alpha 6 over 08-3714:ya check the surfaces ima do somethin real quick. *positions the glasses case in front of the yoke* ATC: thirty seven one four hold at alpha 6. ATC: victor two zero zero four contact departure control one eight two zero niner. victor two zero zero four: two [unintelligable] roger one eight two zero niner. 08-3714: october eagle thirty seven one four we are... uh on mike tango on the way to victor wind check please ATC: copy that thirty seven one four yes the wind is 5-8 knots comin in from 170⁰ conditons favourable for 28. 08-3714: ok copy that we are readying for takeoff we will shortly be holding at alpha 6 we'll call ya back once we're there. ATC: copy *two minutes of silence between 08-3714 and ATC* 08-3714: [unintelligable] ATC: say again eagle? 08-3714: yea we're holding right here ready for takeoff. ATC: copy that you're cleared for takeoff now go ahead. 08-3714: roger that lining up aaand... yea goodnight tower we're takin off roger. ATC: copy that goodnight eagle thirty seven one four 08-3714: throttle up. lets get this b*tch in the air. 08-3714: 80 knots, 90... 100 08-3714: V1, rotatio- woah easy there. 08-3714: trim failure! shit! get it down. 08-3714: we're goin down! *impact*

[@jourwalis-8875]

It´s a propeller plane?

[@grahamstevenson1740]

Yes, turboprops (gas turbine (jet) engines turning propellors) are popular in certain classes of aircraft.

[@tedbeauchamp2009]

🙏

[@Jman531]

Weight balance problem is my guess before watching the rest of this.

[@bks252]

I doubt they were on goggles yet unless they take off without landing lights and all the lights on at the airport. We usually transition to goggles after extinguishing landing lights on so forth.

[@mattw8809]

Yea, even a small amount of light shows up like a road flare with NVG (or will momentarily shut them off if too bright).

[@oscarriquezes9650]

This is simply unbelievable.

[@jeromehenen8256]

omg , terrible! RIP.

[@miked5539]

Afghanistan is in SW Asia, not the Middle East.

[@richbrake9910]

The tower is still standing, but the three inside died?

[@shibukurian79]

ever heard of getting crushed by falling debri?

[@benclark1753]

There was an intense fire too, I think.

[@SplashJohn]

You win "Dumbest Comment" for the moment, but don't worry, I'm sure someone else will compete for it.

[@richbrake9910]

@@SplashJohn Love it....Got ya....

[@Randomly_Browsing]

@@richbrake9910 bro

[@philokeefe7960]

CONTROLS: Full free and unrestricted Always before giving the thumbs up for the take off roll. Applies to any aircraft in any situation

[@ericvonp]

Dang

[@richardhollister1318]

Fake fake fake 5:10

[@littleelvis4809]

This is some fake crap! 😂

[@michaelgranger7113]

Afghanistan is NOT in the Middle East! Get your geography straight.

[@tango6nf477]

Correct but pedantic

[@marks6663]

Middle east? Why not say the name of the country? Afghanistan.

[@mattskustomkreations]

And Afghanistan is not in the Middle East.

[@Chrisbilly253]

This is nonsense 😂

[@paulmarwood4325]

AI crap again

[@davidharris2519]

fake news

[@Randomly_Browsing]

@@davidharris2519 no

[@garys7877]

Sadly it's not. I knew one of the passengers.

[@dareisnogod5711]

H F-U.