Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Jan 9, 2002 (7 killed), Sh...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on January 9, 2002 near Shamsi AFB, Baluchestan, Pakistan with 7 fatalities. Cause: Believed to be spatial...
- Date: January 9, 2002
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Shamsi AFB, Baluchestan, Pakistan
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Believed to be spatial disorientation of the crew during a night approach without visual references, leading to controlled flight into terrain. Official investigation findings were not confirmed in the sources reviewed.
A US Marine Corps Lockheed KC-130R on a night approach to Shamsi AFB in Pakistan struck a mountainside a few kilometres short of the airfield while descending in limited visibility. All seven crew members were killed. Contemporary reports describe the crew as possibly disoriented, and no enemy fire was indicated.