Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Jun 12, 2002 (3 killed), S...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on June 12, 2002 near Sardeh Band, Ghazni, Afghanistan with 3 fatalities. Cause: Cargo weight well above the planned...
- Date: June 12, 2002
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Sardeh Band, Ghazni, Afghanistan
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Cargo weight well above the planned figure, so the takeoff speed was insufficient for a successful departure. Cargo weight estimates made by field personnel were a substantial contributing factor.
A USAF MC-130H took off from the Sardeh Band airstrip at night to extract Special Forces troops, carrying more cargo than the crew had planned for. It could not climb properly, stalled and crashed about 4 km from the field. Three Americans were killed and seven others were injured.