2021 Philippine Air Force C-130 crash

2021 Philippine Air Force C-130 crash
5125, the C-130H of the Philippine Air Force involved in the crash, photographed in March 2021
Accident
DateJuly 4, 2021 (2021-07-04)
SummaryFailed go-around attempt, resulting in loss of control; under investigation
SitePatikul, near Jolo Airport, Sulu, Philippines
06°03′09″N 121°01′39″E / 6.05250°N 121.02750°E / 6.05250; 121.02750
Aircraft
Aircraft typeLockheed C-130H Hercules
Operator Philippine Air Force
Registration5125
Flight originVillamor Air Base, Pasay, Philippines
StopoverLumbia Airfield, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
DestinationJolo Airport, Sulu, Philippines
Occupants104
Passengers96
Crew8
Fatalities50
Injuries46
Survivors54
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities3
Ground injuries4

On July 4, 2021, a Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) crashed after an attempted landing at Jolo Airport in Sulu, Philippines.[1] With 53 deaths, of which 50 people were on the aircraft and 3 on the ground, the incident is the deadliest aviation accident in Philippine military history, the fourth deadliest on Philippine soil, and the second deadliest to occur in 2021, behind Sriwijaya Air Flight 182.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nepomuceno was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ ASN Aviation Safety Database Retrieved August 28, 2022.