Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Mar 13, 1997 (88 killed)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on March 13, 1997 near Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran with 88 fatalities. Cause: Under investigation; engine failure...
- Date: March 13, 1997
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran
- Fatalities: 88
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Under investigation; engine failure was reported by the crew before the impact.
An Iranian Air Force C-130H carrying 80 passengers and eight crew from Dezful to Mashhad reported an engine failure while descending toward Mashhad. It then struck a mountain slope in the Mashhad-Neyshabur range about 24 km west of the airport. All 88 occupants were killed.