84-0475

On June 12, 2002 at 09:24 PM, 84-0475 experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Sardeh Band Ghazni.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 30.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. The four engine aircraft was dispatched at Sardeh Band Airstrip to exfiltrate US Army Special Forces troops. After takeoff, the aircraft encountered difficulties to gain height, stalled and crashed about 4 km from the airfield. Seven people were injured while three others were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 84-0475, MSN 5041, year of manufacture 1985.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.3048°, 68.6258°.