Boise - Colorado Springs

On May 13, 1995 at 12:00 AM, Boise - Colorado Springs experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Bliss Idaho.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 listed crash cause is technical failure. After departure from Boise-Gowen Field, en route to Peterson AFB in Colorado Springs, the crew encountered technical problems with the engine n°2. The crew declared an emergency and elected to divert to Mountain Home AFB. About 20 minutes into the flight, the engine n°2 compressor disintegrated. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed 12 miles north of Bliss. All six crew members were killed. Crew: Lt Col Robert Buckout, Commander 1st Lt Lance Daugherty, pilot, Cpt Geoffery Boyd, navigator, CMSgt Jimmy Vail, flight engineer, M/Sgt Jay Kemp, loadmaster, S/Sgt Michael Scheideman, loadmaster.

Aircraft reference details include registration 62-1838, MSN 3801, year of manufacture 1963.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.9268°, -114.9493°.