# Accident 19940813021289A: Lkheed C130A, Pearblossom, CA, August 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1994, 13:31 local time
- Place: Pearblossom, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RPEG
- Location: 34.3893° N, 117.7406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3893&lon=-117.7406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135FF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135FF-2011-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed C-130A (registry code 5262502, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-c-130a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison T-56-A-7 series (registry code 03009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t-56-a-7-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED C130A
- Reported engine: ALLSN T56A10
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940813021289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PUBLIC USE FIRE DOUSING TANKER WING EXPLODED AND FELL OFF INFLIGHT. INDICATES FUEL LEAKED INTO WING. BARE WIRE AREA

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX94FA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA323), Aug 13, 1994: Lockheed C-130A (N135FF), Pearblossom, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the inflight failure of the right wing due to fatigue cracking in the underside right wing skin and overlying doubler. A factor contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance procedures to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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