Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Jan 30, 1989 (9 killed), F...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on January 30, 1989 near Fort Wainwright AFB (Ladd Field), Alaska, United States with 9 fatalities. Cause: Frost...
- Date: January 30, 1989
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Fort Wainwright AFB (Ladd Field), Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Frost accretion on the airframe and an insufficient approach speed in extreme cold.
A Canadian Forces CC130E Hercules on approach to Fort Wainwright in extreme cold lost height, struck approach equipment and an embankment, and crashed about 600 feet short of the runway threshold. Nine occupants were killed and nine were injured, and the aircraft was destroyed.