Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Apr 1, 1997 (3 killed), Te...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on April 1, 1997 near Tegucigalpa-Toncontin, Francisco Morazán, Honduras with 3 fatalities. Cause: Long landing with a...
- Date: April 1, 1997
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Tegucigalpa-Toncontin, Francisco Morazán, Honduras
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Long landing with a fast approach and too little runway remaining; one U.S. source attributed the accident to human error. No formal report found.
A USAF C-130H on a cargo flight from Milwaukee to Howard AFB with a stop at Tegucigalpa landed about 2,000 feet past the threshold with flaps at 50 degrees. It overran Toncontin Airport's runway, struck a road and a bridge and burst into flames. Three crew were killed and seven injured.