Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Dec 24, 1968 (2 killed), P...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on December 24, 1968 near Prudhoe Bay Alaska, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The crew failed to go around...
- Date: December 24, 1968
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Prudhoe Bay Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew failed to go around despite poor visibility while on approach to a landing strip near Prudhoe Bay.
An Interior Airways Hercules cargo flight from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay was making a night final approach in snow and poor weather. At 200 feet the pilot lost sight of the runway and started a go around, but the aircraft struck obstacles and crashed short of the runway. Two crew members were killed and two were injured.