Roosevelt Roads - Roosevelt Roads

On August 7, 2002 at 08:50 PM, Roosevelt Roads - Roosevelt Roads experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Caguas All Puerto Rico.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 10, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew departed Roosevelt Roads NAS on a local training flight. In the evening, while returning the to NAS, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds, limited visibility and rain falls. While descending at low height, the crew suffered a loss of situational awareness and failed to respond to obstacle warnings. The four engine aircraft collided with trees and crashed on the top of Mt Perucho. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 10 crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 90-0161, MSN 5265, year of manufacture 1991.