C-130 crashes in Georgia Published May 2, 2018 Air Force News Service WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- While performing a training mission, a U.S. C-130 Hercules cargo plane from the Puerto Rico Air National Guard crashed about 11:30 a.m. May 2, 2018, near the Savannah Hilton Head International Airport in Savannah, Georgia, with five people on board. Personnel are on the scene responding. A board of officers will investigate the accident.