Baghdad C-130H crash remains a mystery
A crash investigation could not determine what led a C-130H Hercules to lose simultaneous power in three engines as it took off from Baghdad International Airport on June 27, according to a report issued Wednesday by Air Mobility Command.
After the three engines stalled, the aircrew began emergency landing procedures and successfully guided the plane to touchdown in a field about four miles from the airport. The six aircrew members and 32 passengers, mostly soldiers, were able to walk away.
The investigation report explained that a minute after the C-130H began its takeoff roll and reached an altitude of 313 feet and a speed of about 180 mph, the anti-aircraft fire detection system activated. As -->>
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