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

Oddball Pilot Radio: Fuel for an unconventional flying career by Oddball Pilot

What happens when a C-130's 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...View more