Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Nov 9, 1971 (52 killed), P...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on November 9, 1971 near Pisa Tuscany, Italy with 52 fatalities.
- Date: November 9, 1971
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Pisa Tuscany, Italy
- Fatalities: 52
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
An RAF Lockheed Hercules taking part in the Cold Stream exercise crashed into the sea off Livorno after a night takeoff from Pisa San Giusto. All 52 people on board, including 46 Italian paratroopers, were killed. A structural failure in flight was considered but not confirmed.