Video: Santa Barbara C-130 Crash Landing

C-130 had just departed Santa Maria Airport

 

(ONSCENE TV)

 

ONSCENE TV – 08.25.2019 | 10:30 PM | SANTA BARBARA – Seven people escaped injury after a Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane crash landed at Santa Barbara Airport, Sunday night.

Authorities responded to reports of a plane down on the airfield at Santa Barbara Airport (KSBA) around 10:30 PM.

Units arriving on scene found a Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport down on its belly within the airfield.

Wildland Firefighter: Seven Injured in Tanker Crash Landing at California Airport

Initial reports from the Federal Aviation Administration indicate that the aircraft had just departed Santa Maria Airport en route to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport when it suffered from unspecified hydraulic issues.

See also  California Braces for Powerful Winds, Wildfire Danger

The aircraft’s seven-person crew declared an emergency and diverted to Santa Barbara Airport around 10:30 to attempt an emergency landing.

During the landing, the large aircraft skidded off the runway into an infield area. The crew was uninjured.

All flights at the Santa Barbara Airport were closed while crews worked to remove the aircraft from the airfield.

For video licensing and use contact info@onscene.tv.

Topics

C-130 had just departed Santa Maria Airport     ONSCENE TV – 08.25.2019 | 10:30 PM | SANTA BARBARA – Seven people escaped injury after a Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane crash landed at Santa Barbara Airport, Sunday night. Authorities responded to reports of a plane down on the airfield at Santa Barbara Airport (KSBA) […]

Get The Wildland Firefighter Newsletter

Related Articles

Wildfire Concerns Grow on Oahu (HI) After Deadly Aug. 8 Maui Fires

Wildfire Concerns Grow on Oahu (HI) After Deadly Aug. 8 Maui Fires

Nina Wu - The Honolulu Star-Advertiser Sep. 25—One recent August evening, Brett Schenk went for a walk to Waahila Ridge State Recreation Area, where he noticed a young boy overloading a barbecue grill at a pavilion with branches just before closing time. Schenk...