Agra - Gwalior

On March 28, 2014 at 12:00 AM, Agra - Gwalior experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Indian Air Force - Bharatiya Vayu Sena, with the event recorded near Karauli Rajasthan.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is other causes. The four engine aircraft departed Agra-Kheria Airport at 1000LT on a combined exercice with a second C-130, carrying five crew members. The goal of the mission was to simulate drops at low altitude. At a height of about 300 feet, the aircraft encountered wake turbulences from the preceding airplane. It is believed that the crew attempted to gain height when control was lost. The aircraft crashed in the rocky bed of a river near Karauli. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were killed. Built in 2010 and delivered to IAF in April 2011, the aircraft was one of the six examples ordered by IAF.

Aircraft reference details include registration KC-3803, MSN 5640, year of manufacture 2010.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 26.5048°, 77.0245°.