Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Apr 20, 1990 (20 killed)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on April 20, 1990 near Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo with 20 fatalities....
- Date: April 20, 1990
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 20
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of a propeller blade followed by loss of control during the initial climb.
A Zaire Air Force C-130H (9T-TCG) on a military flight from Kinshasa N'Djili to Gbadolite lost a propeller blade shortly after takeoff, and the blade struck the adjacent engine. The vibration destabilized the aircraft, which crashed at Kinkole about 8 km northeast of the airport, killing 20 people.