Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Oct 30, 1991 (5 killed), A...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on October 30, 1991 near Alert AFB, Nunavut, Canada with 5 fatalities. Cause: Not determined in the sources reviewed;...
- Date: October 30, 1991
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Alert AFB, Nunavut, Canada
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined in the sources reviewed; the pilot lost sight of the runway during the descent.
A CC-130 Hercules of the Royal Canadian Air Force, flying Operation Boxtop 22 from Thule to CFS Alert, crashed about 16 km south of the station during an approach in darkness. The pilot lost sight of the runway during the descent, and radar and radio contact were then lost. Five of the 18 aboard died, and the survivors endured more than 32 hours in harsh conditions before rescue.