Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Jan 14, 2000 (5 killed), C...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on January 14, 2000 near Chimore, Cochabamba, Bolivia with 5 fatalities. Cause: Under investigation.
- Date: January 14, 2000
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Chimore, Cochabamba, Bolivia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Under investigation
A Bolivian Air Force Lockheed C-130B carrying 29 people from Chimore to Trinidad lost directional control during its takeoff roll on runway 35 at Chimore. It veered left off the runway, plunged into a drainage ditch about 3 metres deep and came to rest in a wooded area. Five people died and 26 were injured, and the aircraft was destroyed.