3 0 ▁ ▁Air cre w ▁training ▁V C - 1 3 0 H ▁ ▁VI P ▁transport ▁W C - 1 3 0 A / B / E / H / J ▁ ▁We ather ▁reconna issance ▁(" H urr icane ▁Hunter ") ▁version ▁for ▁US AF ▁/ ▁Air ▁Force ▁Reserve ▁Command ' s ▁ 5 3 d ▁We ather ▁Re con na issance ▁Squadron ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁We ather ▁Service ' s ▁National ▁H urr icane ▁Center ▁ ▁Oper ators ▁ ▁Form er ▁operators ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Acc idents ▁ ▁The ▁C - 1 3 0 ▁Her cules ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁low ▁accident ▁rate ▁in ▁general . ▁The ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁recorded ▁an ▁accident ▁rate ▁of ▁about ▁one ▁aircraft ▁loss ▁per ▁ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁flying ▁hours ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁ 4 0 ▁years , ▁placing ▁it ▁behind ▁V ick ers ▁V C 1 0 s ▁and ▁Lock he ed ▁Tri St ars ▁with ▁no ▁flying ▁losses . ▁US AF ▁C - 1 3 0 A / B / E - models ▁had ▁an ▁overall ▁attr ition ▁rate ▁of ▁ 5 % ▁as ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁as ▁compared ▁to ▁ 1 – 2 % ▁for ▁commercial ▁air lin ers ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁N T SB , ▁ 1 0 % ▁for ▁B - 5 2 ▁bom bers , ▁and ▁ 2 0 % ▁for ▁f igh ters ▁( F - 4 , ▁F - 1 1 1 ),