Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Apr 28, 1978 (7 killed), S...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on April 28, 1978 near Sparrevohn Alaska, United States with 7 fatalities.
- Date: April 28, 1978
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Sparrevohn Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A USAF Lockheed C-130E Hercules (63-7766) of the 17th Tactical Airlift Squadron, on a flight from Elmendorf AFB to Sparrevohn, crashed a few hundred yards short of the runway while on approach to Sparrevohn Airfield, Alaska, on 28 April 1978 at about 1450 local time. All seven occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.