Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Sep 10, 1998 (5 killed), C...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on September 10, 1998 near Chaklala-Nur Khan AFB (Islamabad), Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan with 5 fatalities....
- Date: September 10, 1998
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Chaklala-Nur Khan AFB (Islamabad), Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: Believed to be brake failure with overheated brakes, leading to loss of control while taxiing; not formally confirmed in the sources reviewed.
A Pakistan Air Force C-130B on a post-maintenance test flight lost control while taxiing at Chaklala and struck a parked Hercules, starting a major fire. All five crew on board were killed. Sources attribute the loss of control to overheated brakes.