Colombian C-130 crash
ASN Report
Date: Monday 23 March 2026
Time:
Type: Lockheed C-130H Hercules
Owner/operator: Fuerza Aeroespacial de Colombia (FAC)
Registration: FAC1016
MSN: 382-5014
Year of manufacture: 1984
Fatalities: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 125
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category: Accident
Location: near Puerto Leguízamo - Colombia
Phase: Take off
Nature: Military
Departure airport: Puerto Leguizamo-Caucayá Airport (LQM/SKLG)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
A Lockheed C-130H Hercules of the Colombian Air Force crashed upon takeoff from Puerto Leguízamo and was destroyed by fire.
The aircraft was performing a troop transport mission for the National Army.
Officials reported preliminary information, stating 8 fatalities, and 73 occupants injured.
Sources:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/568302
https://www.elindependiente.com/internacional/2026/03/23/un-avion-hercules-con-soldados-se-accidenta-tras-despegar-en-el-sur-de-colombia/
https://www.aviacionline.com/english/accidents-and-incidents/colombian-air-force-c-130h-hercules-crashes-in-puerto-leguizamo-during-takeoff-phase-what-we-know_a69c168b2eaf19cfd270d5014
https://www.eltiempo.com/justicia/conflicto-y-narcotrafico/al-menos-120-uniformados-viajarian-en-el-hercules-de-la-fuerza-aerea-que-se-accidento-en-putumayo-3542296
https://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/otras-ciudades/gobernador-del-putumayo-confirmo-ocho-personas-muertas-y-15-en-estado-critico-tras-accidente-de-avion-hercules-de-la-fuerza-aerea-3542334
https://www.noticiasrcn.com/colombia/avion-hercules-de-la-fuerza-aerea-se-estrello-en-puerto-leguizamo-putumayo-1004834
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/23/colombia-military-plane-crash