Richmond - Richmond

On January 23, 2020 at 02:00 PM, Richmond - Richmond experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Coulson, with the event recorded near Peak View New South Wales.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The airplane departed Richmond Airbase and was conducting fire control operations when contact was lost. Witnesses on the ground reported hearing a loud bang and saw a giant fireball around the time of the crash. ATSB said the fire retardant-laden aircraft, Tanker 134, was assisting with fire suppression efforts when the crash occurred near Peak View, northeast of Cooma. All three crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N134CG, MSN 4904, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -36.0652°, 149.3846°.