"Number 3's not there, number 4's just hanging …" - C-130 propeller gearbox failure with Evan Smith

Update: 2015-11-24

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What happens when a C-130's #3 propeller gearbox explodes at flight level 270? It ain't pretty. Listen to the cockpit voice recording of the incident, and hear Evan Smith--who was in the left seat on that day in 1988--tell the tale.

See photos of the aircraft in the show notes for this episode. That and more "fuel for an unconventional flying career" at OddballPilot.com!

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"Number 3's not there, number 4's just hanging …" - C-130 propeller gearbox failure with Evan Smith

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"Number 3's not there, number 4's just hanging …" - C-130 propeller gearbox failure with Evan Smith

"Number 3's not there, number 4's just hanging …" - C-130 propeller gearbox failure with Evan Smith