Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Oct 5, 1991 (135 killed)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on October 5, 1991 near Jakarta-Halim Perdanakusuma, City District of Jakarta, Indonesia with 135 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: October 5, 1991
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Jakarta-Halim Perdanakusuma, City District of Jakarta, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 135
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control after the No. 3 engine caught fire during the initial climb. The cause of the fire is unknown.
An Indonesian Air Force C-130H carrying about 122 airmen home from the Armed Forces Day ceremony lost an engine to fire just after takeoff from Halim Perdanakusuma. The crew declared an emergency and tried to return, but lost control and stalled onto a building in Jakarta. Reports differ on the exact breakdown of casualties; one person on board survived.