Wainwright - Wainwright

On July 22, 1993 at 12:00 AM, Wainwright - Wainwright experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, with the event recorded near Wainwright Alberta.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 55.6%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft was dispatched at Wainwright Airport to practice cargo drop and parachute deployment test. While passing over the runway at low height, the aircraft went out of control, struck the runway surface and crashed, bursting into flames. Five crew members were killed in the accident. The call sign is not confirmed. Those killed were: Cpt Michael G. Allen, Cpt Vincent L. Schurman, M/WO Joseph Sylvio Castonguay, Sgt Alain Michaud, M/Cpl Ronald J. McWilliam.

Aircraft reference details include registration 130321, MSN 4191, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.8347°, -110.8593°.