Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Aug 17, 1996 (9 killed), M...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on August 17, 1996 near Mt Sleeping Indian (Mt Sheep), Wyoming, United States with 9 fatalities. Cause: Controlled...
- Date: August 17, 1996
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Mt Sleeping Indian (Mt Sheep), Wyoming, United States
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew did not properly plan for a night departure from an unfamiliar airport, did not follow the published departure procedure, and were relatively inexperienced.
A USAF C-130H carrying a Secret Service communications vehicle for a presidential support mission departed Jackson Hole at night. About three to five minutes after takeoff it struck Mount Sleeping Indian and disintegrated. All nine people on board were killed.