Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Aug 17, 1988 (30 killed)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on August 17, 1988 near Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan with 30 fatalities. Cause: The official cause was never settled....
- Date: August 17, 1988
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
- Fatalities: 30
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The official cause was never settled. Sabotage was suspected but not proven, and the wreck examination found no sign of a midair breakup or a missile strike.
A Pakistan Air Force Lockheed C-130B carrying the country's president, Zia ul Haq, crashed shortly after takeoff from Bahawalpur and caught fire. All 30 people on board were killed.