Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Aug 24, 1965 (59 killed)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on August 24, 1965 near Hong Kong-Kai Tak Hong Kong, China with 59 fatalities. Cause: Investigators attributed the...
- Date: August 24, 1965
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Hong Kong-Kai Tak Hong Kong, China
- Fatalities: 59
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Investigators attributed the crash to a three engine takeoff chosen against standard procedure, with one propeller not feathered and that engine at reduced power.
A US Marine Corps Hercules carrying Marines on leave from Hong Kong to South Vietnam crashed on takeoff from Kai Tak. The aircraft veered after leaving the runway, its left wing struck a sea wall, and it caught fire and fell into Kowloon Bay. Of 71 people aboard, 59 were killed and 12 survived, including both pilots.