Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, May 17, 1962 (13 killed)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on May 17, 1962 near Nairobi Nairobi City District, Kenya with 13 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft descended below its...
- Date: May 17, 1962
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Nairobi Nairobi City District, Kenya
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft descended below its assigned altitude in bad weather and struck a mountain.
A US Air Force Lockheed C 130A Hercules flying from Wheelus Air Base in Libya to Nairobi crashed on 17 May 1962 while descending in poor weather. It struck a cloud covered mountain about 32 km west of the airport after dropping below its assigned altitude. All 13 people on board were killed.