Marine KC-130 crash

[CFD208]

Can anyone help me see if there is audio for the Marine KC-130 crash in Mississippi?  It supposedly broke up at FL200.

[oktalist]

NOTAM 7/7987 is a TFR for hazmat removal ops that marks the location of the crash as 33º27'06"N 90º26'22"W.

If you draw a great circle arc from Little Rock Air Force Base (KLRF) to Naval Air Station Pensacola (KNPA) the crash site is almost exactly on that line. KLRF is the Air Force's primary C-130 training base, and KNPA is the primary initial training base for Marine aviators. Therefore I would speculate that the aircraft was flying a route between these two bases.

FDC 7/7987 ZME MS..AIRSPACE MOORHEAD, MS..TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 5 NM RADIUS OF 332706N0902622W (SIDON VORTAC SQS262008.2) SFC-5000FT DUE TO AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT HAZD MATERIAL REMOVAL. PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 91.137(A)(1) TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT. ONLY RELIEF AIRCRAFT OPS UNDER DIRECTION OF THE U.S. MARINE CORP ARE AUTHORIZED IN THE AIRSPACE. COL QUIRK TELEPHONE 781-526-6787 IS IN CHARGE OF ON SCENE EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITY. MEMPHIS /ZME/ ARTCC TELEPHONE 901-368-8234 IS THE FAA COORDINATION FACILITY. EFFECTIVE 1707110540 UTC UNTIL 1707111700 UTC. 1707110640-1707111700

[Kinderfe]

It was heading to SoCal from Cherry Point.

[oktalist]

That would make sense, if they were planning a stopover at NAS Fort Worth (KNFW). That would put them on the V278/J52 airway that passes over the crash site.

Crash time reported as approximately 2100z. Nothing relevant heard on ZME archives from around that time.

[JetScan1]

On the "ZME Memphis Center (Tupelo RCAG)" 2030Z archive, you can hear the flight, callsign: "YANKY 72", working the previous Memphis sector prior to the accident. They get cleared from FL180 to FL200 then to FL220, but request FL200 again prior to reaching FL220. At 10:51 on the archive you can hear the handoff to Memphis on 132.50 (the sector the accident takes place in). However 132.50 does not appear to be covered by any LiveATC feeds.

JS

[Kinderfe]

Just took a look at some archived weather radar data from the Jackson, MS site and you can see a return start around 3:50pm local time just east of Moorhead which corresponds with the location of the crash. I'm guessing the radar caught the initial explosion from the impact.

[CFD208]

Thanks very much folks.  Its unfortunate that there is not audio of anything related to it.  I was hoping to hear something that might clue me in on the cause.

[oktalist]

Heard lots of planes reporting turbulence while listening to those archives, so would not be surprised if it were weather-related, particularly what with their requesting different cruise levels.

USMC press release: http://www.marines.mil/News/Press-Releases/Press-Release-Display/Article/1242769/

Donations for victims' families: https://www.crowdrise.com/recon-and-sniper-foudation-supporting-raidermarine-families-leflore-mississippi-tragic-accident

If no audio is going to emerge then maybe this thread should be moved to the aviation accidents subforum.