Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Feb 1, 2000 (6 killed), Te...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on February 1, 2000 near Tehran-Mehrabad, Tehran City District, Iran with 6 fatalities. Cause: Believed to be loss of...
- Date: February 1, 2000
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Tehran-Mehrabad, Tehran City District, Iran
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Believed to be loss of control after an engine failure during takeoff. Not officially confirmed in the sources reviewed.
An Iranian Air Force C-130 on a training flight to Hamadan deviated to the right during takeoff from Tehran-Mehrabad and struck a towed Iran Air A300. Both aircraft exploded and were destroyed by fire. All six crew aboard the Hercules died, along with three people on the Airbus.