1969 –Mar 8, USAF C130 crash short of runway, Ching Chuan Kang AB, Taiwan–all 12

— 12 ASN. Accident description. USAF Lockheed C-130E, Ching Chuan Kang AB, Taiwan
— 12 Baugher, Joseph F. 1964 USAF Serial Numbers. 1-16-2012 revision.
— 9 Salt Lake Tribune, UT. “Taiwan Crash Kills 9 Yanks.” 3-9-1969, p. 5.

Narrative Information

ASN: “….First flight: 1965
“Crew: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12….
“Total: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12….
“Location: Ching Chuan Kang AB (Taiwan)
“Phase: Approach….
Narrative: Crashed short of the runway in poor weather following a flight from Vietnam. Three crew members initially survived the accident but died on the 14th, 15th and 16th of March.” (Aviation Safety Network. Accident Description. United States Air Force, Lockheed C-130E Hercules, Ching Chuan Kang AB, Taiwan, 08 Mar 1969.)

Baugher: “Lockheed C-130E-LM Hercules….0545 (c/n 382-4035, 50th TAS) crashed short of runway in bad weather, Ching Chuan Kang AB, Taiwan Mar 8, 1969. All 12 onboard killed.” (Baugher, Joseph F. 1964 USAF Serial Numbers. 1-16-2012 revision.)

Newspaper

March 9, Salt Lake Tribune: “Taipei, Taiwan (AP) — A U.S. Air Force C130 Hercules cargo plane crashed in central Formosa Saturday night, killing 9 of 12 crewmen aboard, the U.S. Air Force announced Sunday. The Air Force said the plane crashed on a runway while making a landing approach to Ching Chuan Kang Air Base in Taichung. It said the plane was assigned to 776th Tactical Airlift Squadron, 314th Tactical Airlift Wing, Formosa. A spokesman said the three surviving crewmen were seriously injured…A board of inquiry has been appointed to investigate the accident.” (Salt Lake Tribune, UT. “Taiwan Crash Kills 9 Yanks.” 3-9-1969, p. 5.)

Sources

Aviation Safety Network. Accident Description. United States Air Force, Lockheed C-130E Hercules, 1969, Mar 08, Ching Chuan Kang AB, Taiwan. Accessed 2-26-2012 at:
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690308-1