Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Oct 14, 1987 (8 killed), C...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on October 14, 1987 near Cancao, Bié, Angola with 8 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by a surface to air missile that...
- Date: October 14, 1987
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Cancao, Bié, Angola
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Shot down by a surface to air missile that struck the No. 3 engine; the missile type and origin are unknown.
A Lockheed Hercules, HB-ILF, operated by Zimex Aviation on a flight for the International Red Cross from Kuito to Benguela, was hit by a surface to air missile while climbing through about 12,000 feet and crashed at Cancao, Bie, Angola, on 14 October 1987. Eight people died, six aboard and two on the ground.