Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Dec 20, 1997 (5 killed), M...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on December 20, 1997 near Mt Pastra, Attica, Greece with 5 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain in fog...
- Date: December 20, 1997
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Mt Pastra, Attica, Greece
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain in fog and limited visibility.
A Hellenic Air Force C-130H on a positioning flight from Elefsis to Tanagra was sent to collect soldiers for search and rescue work after the Yak-42 crash near Katerini. In fog and limited visibility it struck the slope of Mount Pastra, and all five crew members died.