Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Dec 9, 1987 (2 killed), D-...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on December 9, 1987 near D-59 Ice Station, Antarctica with 2 fatalities.
- Date: December 9, 1987
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: D-59 Ice Station, Antarctica
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A US Navy LC-130R Hercules (BuNo 159131) of VXE-6, owned by the National Science Foundation, crashed while landing at the D-59 site in Antarctica on 9 December 1987. It was on a recovery mission for another LC-130 that had been damaged there in 1971. Two crew members were killed and nine people were injured.