Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Oct 4, 1986 (3 killed), Ke...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on October 4, 1986 near Kelly AFB (ex Brooks Field, San Antonio), Texas, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: A non...
- Date: October 4, 1986
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Kelly AFB (ex Brooks Field, San Antonio), Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A non approved device used to raise the elevator during loading was not properly stowed and jammed the controls during takeoff.
A Southern Air Transport Lockheed L-382G Hercules flight from Kelly Air Force Base toward Robins AFB, Georgia, climbed at an abnormally steep attitude, rolled left and struck a ramp area between two hangars. The aircraft exploded and burned, killing all three crew.