the parachute you see early, is called a drouge chute.It pulls out the main chutes.The tank deployed like it was supposed to.The piolt had terrible judgment and killed four of the crew. the crew.I know,I flew with Capt,Bardo.He scared me when we left the drop zone, with his steep climb.Tech SGT. Matar was my instructor loadmaster for this type of drop called LAPES.I took some time to get over this crash,but we had to go right back and do more airdrops shortly after this.
somthimes people respond whit comments why do people cry they didnt lost people whele if u see somthing like this belive me it has a huge inpact on you.
this was during a big exhibition that was put on every year at fort Bragg. I was actually in the air getting ready to jump on that DZ when it happend. The DZ is known as Sicily and the extraction system is known as LAPES or Low altitude Parachute Extraction System. One of my buddies actually was on the ground and recieved the soldiers medal for running into the crash scene and rescuing one of the crew members. I don't know if the crew member survived or not. RIP to those that perished that day.
You can just see why that happen. Look at 0:08. The Pilot did a terrible move plus the pilot did not even slow down. If your going to do something like that just do it like how you would land the plane.
at :21, i wouldnt just stand there and hope there ok, i would go running to see if they survived, im not the kind of person to stand around and do nothing when theres something like this that happend.........
@390851 You need to consider liability issues too. What happens when you go running into an fire wearing a T shirt? Military gets blamed for not keeping you away.
@Pattonash lol you must be new to youtube then. And wtf is wrong with you people, a plane crashes at an airshow you don't go running out there- thats why they have ambulances on standby at airshows.
We were on the flight line at Pope waiting to recover our aircraft when we got word they they were all coming back. After parking them and the crews departing we noticed that 68-0945 was not back in chocks and we were all taken back to the sqaudron and told what had happened. It was a very sad day in my 24 year career on C-130's that I will never forget.
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moron, looks like he was trying to show off with that steep approach, but at the cost of his entire crew, unforgivable. if im wrong then i take it back
That was a LAPES gone bad! I remember visiting the wreckage of this plane at Pope AFB. It was off the runway in the woods in some scavage yard. I've stood on the ramp and door of this plane and got to see the parts. Yeah, that dude was showing off for the Air Show.
that cargo was not extra weight they had been flying around with it on the aircraft. I was just bad judgement and timing, sad as it was, it just looked like a he flared to late.
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the crash was actually caused by the shoot failing to pull the tank out the back of the aeroplanes cargo area.....it had nothing to do with the pilot error, the extra weight caused the faster than normal approach and the extra weight also caused the aeroplane to hit the ground, normally after the cargo is released the aircraft gains extra lift which allows it to climb safely away from the ground
Sorry, not correct. The crash was definitely caused by pilot error. I know this for a fact because I flew with Capt Bardo the day prior on a practice run and his LAPES approach was way too steep and aggressive as well (however, we didn't crash though). Afterwards, I refused to fly with him for the CAPEX. If you observe the video closely, the drag shoot actually worked as advertised and pulled the tank out. Note the landing gear crumpling upon impact and the cargo bay platform breaking off.
I agree, Yes it was pilot error. But all accidents are a chain of events that go wrong. I was there also on the #3 aircraft. rgdyk are your initials KG if so comment back. or who ever this is let me know your initials please. my initials are BL
Ok , the reason i'm asking is that I flew with him earler that week dropping lapes. he did'nt do steep approaches then. Gary was an aggressive pilot but i did'nt he was a hotdog, But as i said alot went wrong that day. we were delayed for take off due to weather. I walked out to the planes with tony holmes when we were told to go. By the way Tsgt Bob LeBlanc,ret. Former soll 2 and examiner to boot.
Thanks for the post Bob. My comments were inspired only to set the record straight that this tragedy was not the result of any wrongdoing by Tim Matar or Al Dunse as some have suggested. They were both very professional Loadmasters as I recall. See more of my USAF pics on Facebook if you like.
Nice to see clarication guys. I posted earlier I was a Blackhawk Crewchief on the same CAPEX inspecting a howitzer rig load that we were going to sling load in at OP5 when it happened, Sad. I've been fully trained in Weight and Balance (helo's even more critical) and that was not the issue for sure. They just came in too "hot". And the CAPEX continued. I can't even describe the looks on peoples face when we slung load our cannon in and dropped it off..Mike Baker, 2/82d AVN back in the day...
How sad, yea the approach was signifantly to fast and just to steep on nearing the drop zone, then the plane bounced and lost control, if you look closely you can see the end ot the wings actually wiggle on the rough touch down at :09, RIP.
I remember this crash well. I was working on a roof top near Pope that day . I remember seeing a plume of smoke,and knew it was coming from the base. I think it was about 1986 or so.
I am sorry for the loss of any military person... ( Im x- army)... I looked at all the comments and the things that were said make me sick... You fight for your country and you get downgraded be some little pukes that just want to show off how bad there are ....Well in the trucking industry we call them RADIO RAMBOS. the can talk but they cant walk.....
I was 82nd AB UH-60 Crewchief on this CAPEX, we were landed to the north checking a howitzer for slingload. The PIC I recall was 1st LT, known to be hotdog..He came in too steep, pulled too late, you see the wings flex and can actually if you look close see the tail section begin to break off as the nose bounces back down..tragic..The CAPEX continued...
Who gives a shit about cargo you ass. 4 people were killed. All you uneducated little punks need to take a time out and do a little research and to take a course in sensitivity.
I was the Flight Engineer who flew with Capt Gary Bardo the day prior on the practice flight to this joint capability exercise. After a similar experience with an overly-aggressive approach into the drop zone, both the co-pilot and I refused to fly with him. In the video footage, you'll see another C-130 flying directly behind in the #2 slot. I was Flight Engineer in this second plane who observed the crash and aftermath first hand. Tony Holmes took my place and miraculously survived. Very sad..
These idiots and other idiots destroyed my country and thier own country with these acts, you are stupid, why cant you put these money on peacefull things instead? This is what you get when you bomb inocent children and ppl in thier countries, eat it...and I hope you will learn something..
you are a MORON. Sadam Hussien and his bottom crawling thugs slaughtered millions of Iraqis. Our Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers paid with their blood and youth to free you of that beast. You want to be free of foreign influence, rid yourselves of Al-Qaida and the slugs who support them. As soon as we pack up and leave, the Shias, Sunnis, and Kurds will start a blood bath for control of the country. Have fun getting rid of THAT!
Bob, while in one way I agree with you, in many others I can't. No doubt many young American (and others) lives have been worthlessly spent in Iraq (and Afghanistan) but let's not forget why the US and allies went there. NOT for some benevolent reason like releasing the Iragi peoples from the control of the despot Saddam, NOT to find weapons of mass destruction (US and British intelligence KNEW there were none), they went for one reason only...OIL. Now they have destabilised the entire region.
(cont'd) The west is entirely responsible for the state the middle east is in. Over 50 years ago the British government instigated the state of Israel and cast the Palestinian people out of their homeland. That should NEVER have happened. Because of this act and the continued american support for Israel, we have international Islamic terrorism. If Palestinians had their homeland, 911 would never have happened, there would NEVER have been Hezbollah, Hammas, PLO, Islamic Jihad, Al Qaeda etc etc.
You are clueless regarding Islam and middle eastern history to state 911 would have never happened if Palestinians had their home land. So, use your intellectual horsepower and vast historical knowledge and engage me.
bobss238, I really don't care what you 'think', as clearly you do not 'know' but to qualify it, having worked for UNESCO in Damascus and Beirut for the past 20-odd years, I know very well what I am talking about. Prior to that I was with the Red Cross all over the middle east, at times in the middle of the shelling between warring christian factions (in Beirut) in the late 70's, that's how I lost my right eye. So I do think I am qualified to speak of what I know.
I was there too. I had jumped in earlier and watched this happen. I told my wife and brother to come check this out because it was going to be a cool show. I never expected this kind of show. Fortunately they did not get there in time but I did not know that so I was very scared. Since it was the 80's I had no way of knowing that until hours later. I was talking about this with people at work and thought I would try to find it and of course you can find everything on YOUTUBE. Amazing!
They say the approach was too steep for the pilot to pull out.. To me it looks like when he pitched down, something loaded on that plane broke loose and slid to the front, because the nose seemed to pitch down all of a sudden?
I was there when this accident happend..it was terrible. What none of these videos will tell you is that one of the dead was the captain's young son. I still remember looking across the field and seeing the dead soilder in the jeep, it is something a 7 year old dosen't forget. It took over a week for my mom to get the debry out of my hair.
I had heard that the load master of this C-130 failed to pull the pin holding the load on the rails inside. The additional drag of the chute made it impossible to control the plane. The fellow killed in the jeep was at far end of the Longstreet LZ taking photos. Case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I was an air traffic controller for 23 years. You hear about every fatal accident. It's a lousy job.
From Wikipedia: July 1, 1987 : A USAF C-130E, 68-10945, c.n. 4325, crashed during an open house at Fort Bragg, during a display of the low level airdrop technique known as LAPES, (Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System), in which a parachute is used to pull the cargo out the rear door while the plane makes a touch-and-go. Pilot failed to pull-up after deploying M551 Sheridan tank, hit treeline, burned, killing three on board, one soldier on the ground, and injuring two crew.
From Wikipedia: July 1, 1987 : A USAF C-130E, 68-10945, c.n. 4325, crashed during an open house at Fort Bragg, during a display of the low level airdrop technique known as LAPES, (Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System), in which a parachute is used to pull the cargo out the rear door while the plane makes a touch-and-go. Pilot failed to pull-up after deploying M551 Sheridan tank, hit treeline, burned, killing three on board, one soldier on the ground, and injuring two crew.
That is of course really sad that those people died. But to an outsider the huge industry of taking a war anywhere on the planet so quickly just seems weird.
The c-130 is a cargo plane, meaning there are no ejection seats. Just chutes hanging on a rack. good luck strapping up in time. If they had the landing gear down then They actually would of landed, probly a 5G landing which that plane can handle, but it would be down for at least a week being NDI'ed by maintenance. Sorry to whoever was involved in this.
whoops, I just actually watched the video and they did have the gears down. The MLG just gave right out, minus the cargo and it may have turned out differently. It really is a tuff plane.
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You clearly don't know what you're talking about, buddy. If you'd done your research, even just by watching Die Hard 2 you'd see that the Hercules has ejection seats fitted. Moron.
I know you think youre funny and I'm sure to like spirited people you are, but God does not wink at your jokes and they wont go unpunished if you dont repent.
Is your name yourbestfriendsbf in spite of the fact that probably dodn't have ANY friends. What a stupid childish thing to say. I hope when you die someone lmao's you, turd
Well lets hope that day comes very soon you waste of skin, the World definately isn't going to miss a piece of crap like you. Do us all a favour and book yourself on the next plane crash.
i would but i can't find a really dumb c130 piliot to help kill me oh wait can u fly becuase i would love to have a peice of crap like u come with me! lol
I still have original video from local news in Charlotte, NC. The chute was deployed early. FYI, a chute tied to an object that is anchored to an aircraft will stop the aircraft from flying. A smart grunt working in the cargo bay might have released the tank at high altitude and saved the plane and crew, but probably never had time, because he was on his face sliding toward the front of the plane due to rapid decelleration from the chute. Whoever released the chute early crashed the C-130.
if memory serves, the loadmaster released the pallett a bit early and the brake chute brought the aircraft out of trim and they were to low to recover.
It's not just pilot error. You have to remember the weight of the cargo is a factor.Until you have been in a C-130 with a heavy drop going out and you feel the plane buckle, you wouldn't know the factors in this crash. But it is a sight to see a 12 foot platform burn in.
With all due respect to the gentelman from spain...there is more to the story then that. Notice there is another aircraft about 1 mile behind? He had the crew for that piece of shit tank. He was suppose to drop them on the LZ in front of the crowd...
your spot on mate a c130 decends at 8000fps australian army loves em we just got some new beast that can decend at 20000 fps and fit the c130`s cargo capacity on its loading dock
It wasn't long after this accident that the Air Force stopped executing LAPES drops. The plane hit a Gamma Goat at the end of the flight strip, killing 3 soldiers. I believe 2 crewmen also were killed. I do remember a total of 5 KIAs as a result of this incident. The local news stations (I still have VHS tape coverage) did multiple reports. On one you can plainly see the tail section break free from the main part of the fuselage. Bad day for all..
You have the KIA figure correct but 4 were airmen and one on the ground. That was a very bad day. I was scheduled and did go on block leave the next day but couldn't call out/off of post because the whole country was calling in jamming the local lines. When I drove north on 421 the next day I got near Raleigh and hit a payphone with a partial role of quarters and made a call home.
As related to me by another pilot in that unit: Accident pilot was very aggressive in rehearsals, very steep approaches. On accident day, he was not correctly lined up on approach, when he did finally get lined up, he was too close, high & fast. Should have executed a missed approach. Instead, he "pushed it" with a steeper & faster descent than practiced, pulled the nose up late, rear of the aircraft continued to descend to impact... we see the result.
I was assigned to the 463rd TAW in 1989(1st MAPS) and I heard the same thing about that pilot via our loadmansters. From working various DZs I can tell you I have never (from 1989-1995) seen any LAPES qualified pilot approach a DZ like that. This guy should not have been allowed to fly and endanger the lives of good crewmen.
thats nice, i am very glad to see american beags die
jimsbond77 4 weeks ago in playlist Crash
I am glad we dont do LAPES drops anymore.
dopeintegra 3 months ago
the parachute you see early, is called a drouge chute.It pulls out the main chutes.The tank deployed like it was supposed to.The piolt had terrible judgment and killed four of the crew. the crew.I know,I flew with Capt,Bardo.He scared me when we left the drop zone, with his steep climb.Tech SGT. Matar was my instructor loadmaster for this type of drop called LAPES.I took some time to get over this crash,but we had to go right back and do more airdrops shortly after this.
TimU2Cool 4 months ago
somthimes people respond whit comments why do people cry they didnt lost people whele if u see somthing like this belive me it has a huge inpact on you.
7249xxl 5 months ago
this was during a big exhibition that was put on every year at fort Bragg. I was actually in the air getting ready to jump on that DZ when it happend. The DZ is known as Sicily and the extraction system is known as LAPES or Low altitude Parachute Extraction System. One of my buddies actually was on the ground and recieved the soldiers medal for running into the crash scene and rescuing one of the crew members. I don't know if the crew member survived or not. RIP to those that perished that day.
warrior58d 11 months ago
Parachute was deployed too early, and the angle of descent was too steep. But RIP to the pilot and copilot I think they died
historylover54 1 year ago
You can just see why that happen. Look at 0:08. The Pilot did a terrible move plus the pilot did not even slow down. If your going to do something like that just do it like how you would land the plane.
cortes1988 1 year ago
assault landing?
bajesus666 1 year ago
Looks like the parachute was deployed way too early. He was
obviously trying to get close to the ground before the tank came
out.
PistolPete2 1 year ago
decended too low and pulled out too late... jeez... u think?
OriginalAtomicSheep 1 year ago
You know what to do when you see a mushroom cloud form run for you fucking life our shoot yourself in the head
11kyzak11 1 year ago
@11kyzak11 naw dude, no point. ull just die tired
dabom12898 1 year ago
the tank made it
lillhobojoe 1 year ago
@lillhobojoe woot
LarzHH 1 year ago
never seen a c130 bounce, rip ps check out my aviation videos too
chainsore 1 year ago
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0:53 that monkey was aweful looking ! reminds me of the disfigured ape michelle obama ! she hates her country and takes money from hospitals !
ihateyoujerkoff 1 year ago
the guy on the grond was like IT CRASHED its like no crap sherlock
indycardino 1 year ago
@Romelsinse Almost :D
Dragonzzzzs1 1 year ago
I was stationed there whwn this happened it was so sad.
preacherdavenewsom7 1 year ago
Rip :(
nattana 1 year ago
wow a mushroom cloud yea i would have run while shiting bricks.....
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I flew on my first LAPES just after this on Tinian Island, was a little nervous because we didnt hear what caused it until later.
130CrewDawd 1 year ago
I flew on my first LAPES just after this on Tinian Island, was a little nervous because we didnt hear what caused it until later.
130CrewDawd 1 year ago
Is there the recorder of the other red cap cameraman?
RomelioSanzz 1 year ago
I was on Sicily DZ when this happened, it was a CAPEX for the public. This was a sad day obviously but should have never happened.
masterblaster273 1 year ago
LOL that was a fail
nickstick56 1 year ago
I remember this. It ooks to me like the drag chute came out too soon and caused the rapid decent with a nose-down attitude.
VolDep45 1 year ago
is the plane ok?!
renano95 1 year ago
@renano95 Who cares ? Lets focus on the important issue here - Is the Tank ok ?!!
Jesus45U 1 year ago
at :21, i wouldnt just stand there and hope there ok, i would go running to see if they survived, im not the kind of person to stand around and do nothing when theres something like this that happend.........
390851 2 years ago
no offense bro but unless youve got training for it you would prob just get in the way
theOZwolf666 2 years ago 2
none taken, but they would need all the help they can get
390851 2 years ago
@390851 You need to consider liability issues too. What happens when you go running into an fire wearing a T shirt? Military gets blamed for not keeping you away.
Ralroost 1 year ago
@Ralroost i get it, if u see a person on fire in the blaze, whos crawling out, your just gonna let him ide there, jeez, selfish prick
390851 1 year ago
@390851 No, i'm going to let the field medics take care of it b/c I don't know the first thing about dealing with severe burns.
Ralroost 1 year ago
@Ralroost Ive seen some bizarre comments in my time, but yours takes the biscuit. Unbelievable loser, you are.
Pattonash 1 year ago
@Pattonash lol you must be new to youtube then. And wtf is wrong with you people, a plane crashes at an airshow you don't go running out there- thats why they have ambulances on standby at airshows.
Ralroost 1 year ago
@Ralroost I agree with you, these people are stupid.
MiroMiroSune 1 year ago
We were on the flight line at Pope waiting to recover our aircraft when we got word they they were all coming back. After parking them and the crews departing we noticed that 68-0945 was not back in chocks and we were all taken back to the sqaudron and told what had happened. It was a very sad day in my 24 year career on C-130's that I will never forget.
RIP brothers you are not forgotten..
mwales2112 2 years ago 7
Showing off! It always happens when someone tries to show off
Nickshark1982 2 years ago
Danm
biggestMetallicAfan 2 years ago
lol
bubshab 2 years ago
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moron, looks like he was trying to show off with that steep approach, but at the cost of his entire crew, unforgivable. if im wrong then i take it back
captiankickarse 2 years ago
My father's lapse instructor got killed on this
he came in too high and slammed the ground
and My mother saw this crash
It was very sad
steers83bravo 2 years ago 9
hey man, no offense, but looks to me like he didn't come in high ENOUGH!!
billykid84 2 years ago
@steers83bravo RIP ...
lacouvedylan 8 months ago
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hahahahahahahahaha
shittiest pilot ever, he went down to fast, touched the ground, was to low(obviously) and didnt apply flaps so he could pull up quickly.
flightrulez 2 years ago
That was a LAPES gone bad! I remember visiting the wreckage of this plane at Pope AFB. It was off the runway in the woods in some scavage yard. I've stood on the ramp and door of this plane and got to see the parts. Yeah, that dude was showing off for the Air Show.
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boeingt 2 years ago
i live in fort bragg nc
redmight93 2 years ago
If I were that "tank" at 0:13 I would be really pissed off after being dropped that way!
..LoL
...I hope it didn't got scratched.
Nox665 2 years ago
Nox665... that was the part that actually went well, that was supposed to happen.
kgboy72 2 years ago
that cargo was not extra weight they had been flying around with it on the aircraft. I was just bad judgement and timing, sad as it was, it just looked like a he flared to late.
rm2531 2 years ago 2
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the crash was actually caused by the shoot failing to pull the tank out the back of the aeroplanes cargo area.....it had nothing to do with the pilot error, the extra weight caused the faster than normal approach and the extra weight also caused the aeroplane to hit the ground, normally after the cargo is released the aircraft gains extra lift which allows it to climb safely away from the ground
schoies 2 years ago
Sorry, not correct. The crash was definitely caused by pilot error. I know this for a fact because I flew with Capt Bardo the day prior on a practice run and his LAPES approach was way too steep and aggressive as well (however, we didn't crash though). Afterwards, I refused to fly with him for the CAPEX. If you observe the video closely, the drag shoot actually worked as advertised and pulled the tank out. Note the landing gear crumpling upon impact and the cargo bay platform breaking off.
rgdyk 2 years ago 2
I agree, Yes it was pilot error. But all accidents are a chain of events that go wrong. I was there also on the #3 aircraft. rgdyk are your initials KG if so comment back. or who ever this is let me know your initials please. my initials are BL
retiredfe1 2 years ago
SSGT Rob Gdyk = rgdyk
rgdyk 2 years ago
What sqd ? I was 40th ife
retiredfe1 2 years ago
41 TAS. I was an FE on loan to the 40th for this CAPEX. That's how I got to fly with Gary Bardo for the practice run.
rgdyk 2 years ago
Ok , the reason i'm asking is that I flew with him earler that week dropping lapes. he did'nt do steep approaches then. Gary was an aggressive pilot but i did'nt he was a hotdog, But as i said alot went wrong that day. we were delayed for take off due to weather. I walked out to the planes with tony holmes when we were told to go. By the way Tsgt Bob LeBlanc,ret. Former soll 2 and examiner to boot.
retiredfe1 2 years ago
Thanks for the post Bob. My comments were inspired only to set the record straight that this tragedy was not the result of any wrongdoing by Tim Matar or Al Dunse as some have suggested. They were both very professional Loadmasters as I recall. See more of my USAF pics on Facebook if you like.
rgdyk 2 years ago
Nice to see clarication guys. I posted earlier I was a Blackhawk Crewchief on the same CAPEX inspecting a howitzer rig load that we were going to sling load in at OP5 when it happened, Sad. I've been fully trained in Weight and Balance (helo's even more critical) and that was not the issue for sure. They just came in too "hot". And the CAPEX continued. I can't even describe the looks on peoples face when we slung load our cannon in and dropped it off..Mike Baker, 2/82d AVN back in the day...
goldenbuns 2 years ago
Total pilot error ... he clunked that plane down like a complete tit!
xoio 2 years ago
I was six years old, sitting in the bleachers. what a terrible accident.
towelman1234 2 years ago
How sad, yea the approach was signifantly to fast and just to steep on nearing the drop zone, then the plane bounced and lost control, if you look closely you can see the end ot the wings actually wiggle on the rough touch down at :09, RIP.
sittinsidewayzz 2 years ago
I remember this crash well. I was working on a roof top near Pope that day . I remember seeing a plume of smoke,and knew it was coming from the base. I think it was about 1986 or so.
groovee63 2 years ago
Worst camera work ever. Did he seriously not notice something was wrong till the screaming started?
R.I.P. to the lost soul/s.
hectiky 2 years ago 2
I am sorry for the loss of any military person... ( Im x- army)... I looked at all the comments and the things that were said make me sick... You fight for your country and you get downgraded be some little pukes that just want to show off how bad there are ....Well in the trucking industry we call them RADIO RAMBOS. the can talk but they cant walk.....
whumburg 2 years ago 5
I was 82nd AB UH-60 Crewchief on this CAPEX, we were landed to the north checking a howitzer for slingload. The PIC I recall was 1st LT, known to be hotdog..He came in too steep, pulled too late, you see the wings flex and can actually if you look close see the tail section begin to break off as the nose bounces back down..tragic..The CAPEX continued...
goldenbuns 3 years ago
The tank maybe too heavy?
eclipsegdr 3 years ago
Ok, this was a C-130 crash, it has nothing to do with 9/11. So go somewhere else and talk about 9/11.
rokkdinface 3 years ago
it suddenly goes down at 0:03, doesn't seem normal. at least the cargo is okay!
h4m1dr3z4 3 years ago
Who gives a shit about cargo you ass. 4 people were killed. All you uneducated little punks need to take a time out and do a little research and to take a course in sensitivity.
pilotntrng 2 years ago 3
who cares about the people, the world is over populated anyways
yootubeinmybutt 2 years ago
damn straight!
demizeYARMON 2 years ago
@yootubeinmybutt
8 people were killed that day, most with families - think about it
lenke5 7 months ago
oh my god
lynx1800 3 years ago
OMG what a landing!!
alfaninezero 3 years ago
OOOORAH!
JeremyLinski 3 years ago
omg
SovieTiko310 3 years ago
Real crashes leave real wreckage,like this one.911 was an inside job.Watch 911 Taboo and other truth classics.
machfron 3 years ago
and disintegrated... just skidding along the ground...hmmm
Atomicadam78 3 years ago
Exactly."UA 175" cut slots in massive steel columns.
machfron 3 years ago
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911 conspiracies are nonsense. YOU are INSANE.
BrutalDeluxe80 3 years ago
Shut your brain dead face,shill.Watch 911 Taboo and September Clues.
machfron 3 years ago
yea, they always do that. fucking stupid to show a video of what happened, then have retards repeat it.
rounder 3 years ago
Where did this happen???
bombalu5 3 years ago
Sicily drop zone on Fort Bragg, NC. The flight crew were attached to the 40th Tactical Airlift Squadron, 317 TAW, stationed at nearby Pope AFB.
rgdyk 3 years ago
lol @ the tank
iloveroundabouts 3 years ago
Its ot fault of the plane..its the fault of te fcking pilot hehehe
releave232 3 years ago
fat ass plane wants to land
nil1230 3 years ago
I was the Flight Engineer who flew with Capt Gary Bardo the day prior on the practice flight to this joint capability exercise. After a similar experience with an overly-aggressive approach into the drop zone, both the co-pilot and I refused to fly with him. In the video footage, you'll see another C-130 flying directly behind in the #2 slot. I was Flight Engineer in this second plane who observed the crash and aftermath first hand. Tony Holmes took my place and miraculously survived. Very sad..
rgdyk 3 years ago 2
fuck that shit is crazy :S
kinglopez2 3 years ago
Thats hard, its not funny, there are people died by this, dumby.
Finniej 3 years ago
the BEST landing i have ever seen ; )_
stratosjoebar 3 years ago
wtf that thing look like a tank
canlongcho 3 years ago
it is a APC
amirmuaythai 3 years ago
These idiots and other idiots destroyed my country and thier own country with these acts, you are stupid, why cant you put these money on peacefull things instead? This is what you get when you bomb inocent children and ppl in thier countries, eat it...and I hope you will learn something..
BaghdadSon78 3 years ago
you are a MORON. Sadam Hussien and his bottom crawling thugs slaughtered millions of Iraqis. Our Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers paid with their blood and youth to free you of that beast. You want to be free of foreign influence, rid yourselves of Al-Qaida and the slugs who support them. As soon as we pack up and leave, the Shias, Sunnis, and Kurds will start a blood bath for control of the country. Have fun getting rid of THAT!
bobjohnsonwahoo 3 years ago
Bob, while in one way I agree with you, in many others I can't. No doubt many young American (and others) lives have been worthlessly spent in Iraq (and Afghanistan) but let's not forget why the US and allies went there. NOT for some benevolent reason like releasing the Iragi peoples from the control of the despot Saddam, NOT to find weapons of mass destruction (US and British intelligence KNEW there were none), they went for one reason only...OIL. Now they have destabilised the entire region.
00Muttley 3 years ago 2
(cont'd) The west is entirely responsible for the state the middle east is in. Over 50 years ago the British government instigated the state of Israel and cast the Palestinian people out of their homeland. That should NEVER have happened. Because of this act and the continued american support for Israel, we have international Islamic terrorism. If Palestinians had their homeland, 911 would never have happened, there would NEVER have been Hezbollah, Hammas, PLO, Islamic Jihad, Al Qaeda etc etc.
00Muttley 3 years ago
You are clueless regarding Islam and middle eastern history to state 911 would have never happened if Palestinians had their home land. So, use your intellectual horsepower and vast historical knowledge and engage me.
jim9847 3 years ago
911 happened becaue the US has army bases in saudi - nothing to do with palestine.
georgewtwat 3 years ago
Simply put Muttley, you don't know what you're talking about.
bobss238 3 years ago
bobss238, I really don't care what you 'think', as clearly you do not 'know' but to qualify it, having worked for UNESCO in Damascus and Beirut for the past 20-odd years, I know very well what I am talking about. Prior to that I was with the Red Cross all over the middle east, at times in the middle of the shelling between warring christian factions (in Beirut) in the late 70's, that's how I lost my right eye. So I do think I am qualified to speak of what I know.
00Muttley 3 years ago
@BaghdadSon78 lol
MiroMiroSune 1 year ago
I was there too. I had jumped in earlier and watched this happen. I told my wife and brother to come check this out because it was going to be a cool show. I never expected this kind of show. Fortunately they did not get there in time but I did not know that so I was very scared. Since it was the 80's I had no way of knowing that until hours later. I was talking about this with people at work and thought I would try to find it and of course you can find everything on YOUTUBE. Amazing!
indypicker 3 years ago
They say the approach was too steep for the pilot to pull out.. To me it looks like when he pitched down, something loaded on that plane broke loose and slid to the front, because the nose seemed to pitch down all of a sudden?
Mshine67 3 years ago
I too was there. I jumped in on the bird prior to the lapes and I was on the DZ. I knew something was wrong. The approach was too steep and fast.
jim9847 3 years ago
I agree. I was there, too. I was a C-130 engine mech at Pope at the time.
A/C tail number was 0945.
It was an awful day.
patsaretherealchumps 3 years ago
I was there when this accident happend..it was terrible. What none of these videos will tell you is that one of the dead was the captain's young son. I still remember looking across the field and seeing the dead soilder in the jeep, it is something a 7 year old dosen't forget. It took over a week for my mom to get the debry out of my hair.
turdfilter 3 years ago
This is incorrect. The man in the jeep who died was not the son of the captain/pilot of the plane.
lenke5 7 months ago
I had heard that the load master of this C-130 failed to pull the pin holding the load on the rails inside. The additional drag of the chute made it impossible to control the plane. The fellow killed in the jeep was at far end of the Longstreet LZ taking photos. Case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I was an air traffic controller for 23 years. You hear about every fatal accident. It's a lousy job.
killingamps 3 years ago
from plane to tank -transformers, more than meets the eye!
thenewrapstyle 3 years ago
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perfect!
SubiesAreForMe 3 years ago
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stupids
Laffayet 3 years ago
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idiots....
Zarescapepker 3 years ago
RIP all of them.
From Wikipedia: July 1, 1987 : A USAF C-130E, 68-10945, c.n. 4325, crashed during an open house at Fort Bragg, during a display of the low level airdrop technique known as LAPES, (Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System), in which a parachute is used to pull the cargo out the rear door while the plane makes a touch-and-go. Pilot failed to pull-up after deploying M551 Sheridan tank, hit treeline, burned, killing three on board, one soldier on the ground, and injuring two crew.
kaliko70 3 years ago 3
RIP all of them.
From Wikipedia: July 1, 1987 : A USAF C-130E, 68-10945, c.n. 4325, crashed during an open house at Fort Bragg, during a display of the low level airdrop technique known as LAPES, (Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System), in which a parachute is used to pull the cargo out the rear door while the plane makes a touch-and-go. Pilot failed to pull-up after deploying M551 Sheridan tank, hit treeline, burned, killing three on board, one soldier on the ground, and injuring two crew.
kaliko70 3 years ago 2
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the tank was an escape pod.
asianiinvasion 3 years ago
i know someone who had to clean up the crash
yournameheresch 3 years ago
Big explosion. Fire everywhere.
usds100 3 years ago
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at leat they saved the tank..
superbertie 3 years ago
lol how sad too bad, you win some and you lose some... i doubt the ones that died even felt it.
jackdaknife 3 years ago
That is of course really sad that those people died. But to an outsider the huge industry of taking a war anywhere on the planet so quickly just seems weird.
brettv8 3 years ago
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Send a tank , crash a cargo
dragoncom98 3 years ago
Why didn't the crew eject? Dumb asses.
InternetToughGuy08 3 years ago
The c-130 is a cargo plane, meaning there are no ejection seats. Just chutes hanging on a rack. good luck strapping up in time. If they had the landing gear down then They actually would of landed, probly a 5G landing which that plane can handle, but it would be down for at least a week being NDI'ed by maintenance. Sorry to whoever was involved in this.
Fodera4 3 years ago
whoops, I just actually watched the video and they did have the gears down. The MLG just gave right out, minus the cargo and it may have turned out differently. It really is a tuff plane.
Fodera4 3 years ago
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You clearly don't know what you're talking about, buddy. If you'd done your research, even just by watching Die Hard 2 you'd see that the Hercules has ejection seats fitted. Moron.
InternetToughGuy08 3 years ago
1. C130's do not have ejector seats. 2. The plane in Die Hard 2 was not a C130, it was an ancient C123 twin prop cosmetically altered for the movie.
lagerfrenzy 3 years ago
I know you think youre funny and I'm sure to like spirited people you are, but God does not wink at your jokes and they wont go unpunished if you dont repent.
Enochwel 3 years ago
lol it killed a solider in a jeep watching where was he at the end of the run way lmao
yourbestfriendsbf 4 years ago
lol arent our c-130's killing lots of sand niggers?
7lobo7 3 years ago
Idiot.
RALPH315315 3 years ago
thank you that means alot to me and you know i'm right
yourbestfriendsbf 3 years ago
Is your name yourbestfriendsbf in spite of the fact that probably dodn't have ANY friends. What a stupid childish thing to say. I hope when you die someone lmao's you, turd
Bacteriod 3 years ago
lol well i hope when i dies its as funny as thats now go fuck yourself gaylord
yourbestfriendsbf 3 years ago
Well lets hope that day comes very soon you waste of skin, the World definately isn't going to miss a piece of crap like you. Do us all a favour and book yourself on the next plane crash.
Bacteriod 3 years ago
i would but i can't find a really dumb c130 piliot to help kill me oh wait can u fly becuase i would love to have a peice of crap like u come with me! lol
yourbestfriendsbf 3 years ago
wonder if ther's any vids of what happened in'94?
bigroy38 4 years ago
That is going to be one hell of a BPO and -6
nickolschafer 4 years ago
I still have original video from local news in Charlotte, NC. The chute was deployed early. FYI, a chute tied to an object that is anchored to an aircraft will stop the aircraft from flying. A smart grunt working in the cargo bay might have released the tank at high altitude and saved the plane and crew, but probably never had time, because he was on his face sliding toward the front of the plane due to rapid decelleration from the chute. Whoever released the chute early crashed the C-130.
leutgens 4 years ago
I would like to see the footage from the cameraman in the red cap blockin the view.
ViperVen0m 4 years ago
This was not danger, this was bad skill.
lepivert 4 years ago
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it didnt crash, it just landed really hard
tomdabom713 4 years ago
if memory serves, the loadmaster released the pallett a bit early and the brake chute brought the aircraft out of trim and they were to low to recover.
elroto 4 years ago
It's not just pilot error. You have to remember the weight of the cargo is a factor.Until you have been in a C-130 with a heavy drop going out and you feel the plane buckle, you wouldn't know the factors in this crash. But it is a sight to see a 12 foot platform burn in.
jasper9924 4 years ago
LAPES IT MIGHT BECOMING BACK
cravotta0423 4 years ago
Bleachers - now there is a term I have not heard before. I guess in Aussie we would call it a grandstand.
ALAJOHNSTONE 4 years ago
With all due respect to the gentelman from spain...there is more to the story then that. Notice there is another aircraft about 1 mile behind? He had the crew for that piece of shit tank. He was suppose to drop them on the LZ in front of the crowd...
HerkMeck 4 years ago
pilot error end of story
michaelwright999 4 years ago
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At least the cargo is okay.
airbus94 4 years ago
1:35 "an Army spokesman said the C-130's normally come in at a 45 degree angle..."
I think he was confusing C-130's with Stuka dive bombers... 45 degree dive would give you vertical speed of -8,000FPM
bodybager 4 years ago
i think at a high altitude decend on a 45 degree angle then pull up s the cargo can push out. im no expert on the c130.
airbus94 4 years ago
your spot on mate a c130 decends at 8000fps australian army loves em we just got some new beast that can decend at 20000 fps and fit the c130`s cargo capacity on its loading dock
igoboing 4 years ago
jesus christ that thing hit the ground hard.
0920197234 4 years ago
Вот мудак!!!!!!!!
zoiberg12 4 years ago
Ни хуя себе!!!!!!!!!!!!!
zoiberg12 4 years ago
Das üben wir aber nochmal :-))
knallhase 4 years ago
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hahaha what a dick-head lol. i never new a tank could do 150mph rafl
robocock0 4 years ago
It wasn't long after this accident that the Air Force stopped executing LAPES drops. The plane hit a Gamma Goat at the end of the flight strip, killing 3 soldiers. I believe 2 crewmen also were killed. I do remember a total of 5 KIAs as a result of this incident. The local news stations (I still have VHS tape coverage) did multiple reports. On one you can plainly see the tail section break free from the main part of the fuselage. Bad day for all..
HDridr2000 4 years ago
You have the KIA figure correct but 4 were airmen and one on the ground. That was a very bad day. I was scheduled and did go on block leave the next day but couldn't call out/off of post because the whole country was calling in jamming the local lines. When I drove north on 421 the next day I got near Raleigh and hit a payphone with a partial role of quarters and made a call home.
mcairborne82 4 years ago
but the tank was ok !!
mountfields 4 years ago
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haha funny. I wonder how much damage a tank will take when it slams the ground and then continues at like 200 MPH.
fourwindsoh 4 years ago
I looked at it...I thought it had lost its wings and looked like a tank. Then I realized.
TRAmPLdUNdRfOoT 4 years ago
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The pilot must have been on drugs or drunk the army may have kept that a secret
djsal510 4 years ago
That is not an Army pilot. That is an Air Force Pilot.
mcairborne82 4 years ago 2
As related to me by another pilot in that unit: Accident pilot was very aggressive in rehearsals, very steep approaches. On accident day, he was not correctly lined up on approach, when he did finally get lined up, he was too close, high & fast. Should have executed a missed approach. Instead, he "pushed it" with a steeper & faster descent than practiced, pulled the nose up late, rear of the aircraft continued to descend to impact... we see the result.
4325air 4 years ago 4
I was assigned to the 463rd TAW in 1989(1st MAPS) and I heard the same thing about that pilot via our loadmansters. From working various DZs I can tell you I have never (from 1989-1995) seen any LAPES qualified pilot approach a DZ like that. This guy should not have been allowed to fly and endanger the lives of good crewmen.
tmutazz 4 years ago 3
sooo where did the plane go?
uwish444555 4 years ago