Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Jul 1, 1987 (5 killed), Fo...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on July 1, 1987 near Fort Bragg AFB, North Carolina, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: The pilot descended too...
- Date: July 1, 1987
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Fort Bragg AFB, North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot descended too fast and flared too late on the second approach; an Air Force report found no engine or mechanical failure (press accounts).
A USAF Lockheed C-130E (68-10945) from Pope AFB crashed during a LAPES demonstration at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on 1 July 1987. It rolled into a wooded area and burned. Four Air Force crew and a soldier on the ground were killed, and the aircraft was written off.