Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Apr 2, 1986 (11 killed), M...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on April 2, 1986 near Magdalena, New Mexico, United States with 11 fatalities. Cause: Wing failure in severe low-level...
- Date: April 2, 1986
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Magdalena, New Mexico, United States
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Wing failure in severe low-level turbulence, per the serial-number history and C-130 database summaries. The formal Air Force board findings were not located.
A USAF HC-130P (66-0211) from Kirtland AFB broke up in flight near Magdalena, New Mexico, on 2 April 1986 during a low-level training flight. All 11 crew on board were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.