Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Mar 31, 2005 (9 killed), G...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on March 31, 2005 near Gramsh, Elbasan, Albania with 9 fatalities. Cause: Loss of situational awareness left the...
- Date: March 31, 2005
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Gramsh, Elbasan, Albania
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of situational awareness left the aircraft in too low a climb for the surrounding terrain. The crew did not use all available power during a turning climb, which caused a stall.
A USAF MC-130H Combat Talon II on a night training mission with the Albanian Army took off from Tirana and flew low over hilly, snow-covered terrain using night-vision goggles. While trying to climb over a ridge, the aircraft stalled and crashed. All nine crew were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.