Former Air Force engineer arrested on charges related to a C-130 crash that killed 15 Marines and one Navy sailor in 2017

Former Air Force engineer arrested on charges related to a C-130 crash that killed 15 Marines and one Navy sailor in 2017

US Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Schwoch/released

A former Air Force civilian engineer who led maintenance at Robins Air Force Base removed a crucial inspection procedure that could have identified a worn propeller blade before it caused a KC-130 Hercules crash in 2017 that killed 16 troops, federal prosecutors allege in newly released court documents.

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