Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Sep 23, 1994 (6 killed), H...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on September 23, 1994 near Hong Kong-Kai Tak, Hong Kong, China with 6 fatalities. Cause: A failed speed lever cable...
- Date: September 23, 1994
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Hong Kong-Kai Tak, Hong Kong, China
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A failed speed lever cable let the number four propeller go into beta range just after rotation, and the crew could not keep the aircraft under control.
A HeavyLift Cargo Airlines Hercules on a cargo flight from Hong Kong to Jakarta lost power in the number four engine shortly after rotation at Kai Tak. The aircraft rolled right, struck the grass strip beside runway 13 and went into Kowloon Bay about 500 metres offshore. Six of the twelve people on board died and six were rescued.