Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Nov 3, 1986 (103 killed)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on November 3, 1986 near Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran with 103 fatalities. Cause: The crew descended below...
- Date: November 3, 1986
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran
- Fatalities: 103
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew descended below the published minimum safe altitude on approach, with a possible altimeter malfunction as a contributing factor.
An Iranian Air Force C-130 carrying 103 people, mostly soldiers of the 88th Armoured Division returning from the western front, struck a mountain while approaching Zahedan Airport on the evening of 3 November 1986. All 103 occupants, 7 crew and 96 passengers, were killed. Investigators blamed the crew for descending below the minimum safe altitude, with a possible altimeter malfunction as a contributing factor.