# Accident 20020617012619A: Lkheed C130A, Walker, CA, June 17, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2002, 14:45 local time
- Place: Walker, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5206° N, 119.4819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5206&lon=-119.4819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130HP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N130HP-2002-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed C-130A (registry code 5262502, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-c-130a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED C130A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02GA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02GA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020617012619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) BOTH WINGS SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE DURING A FIREFIGHTING RETARDANT DROP.

## 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 LAX02GA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02GA201), Jun 17, 2002: Lockheed C-130A (N130HP), Walker, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the inflight failure of the right wing due to fatigue cracking in the center wing lower skin and underlying structural members. A factor contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance…

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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