Martinsburg - Martinsburg

On October 7, 1992 at 09:30 AM, Martinsburg - Martinsburg experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Berkeley Springs West Virginia.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a city crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew departed Martinsburg-Eastern West Virginia-Shepherd Field for a local training flight. While flying at low height, the four engine aircraft struck power cables and crashed onto a house located 3 km northwest of Berkeley Springs. All six crew members were killed while the unique person in the house was slightly injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration 63-7881, MSN 3952, year of manufacture 1964.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.6268°, -78.2280°.