Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Jul 15, 1996 (34 killed)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on July 15, 1996 near Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands with 34 fatalities. Cause: Bird ingestion in both left...
- Date: July 15, 1996
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Fatalities: 34
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Bird ingestion in both left engines during a low go-around, causing power loss and loss of control at very low altitude. The relatively low experience of the crew was a contributing factor.
A Belgian Air Force C-130H carrying a Dutch Air Force band returned to Eindhoven and, on a go-around at low altitude, flew into a flock of birds. Both left engines lost power and the aircraft crashed beside the runway. A post-crash fire fed by the aircraft oxygen system spread through the cabin, and many passengers died before they were found.