Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, May 24, 2006, Lashkar Gah
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on May 24, 2006 near Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan with no fatalities. Cause: A buried anti-tank landmine...
- Date: May 24, 2006
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A buried anti-tank landmine detonated under the aircraft, starting a fuel fire. The Board of Inquiry also cited lack of permanent force protection at the landing zone and inadequate mine clearance procedures.
An RAF Hercules landing at the Lashkar Gah tactical landing zone in Afghanistan on 24 May 2006 detonated a buried anti-tank mine. Debris punctured the port wing fuel tanks, the fuel ignited and fire spread across the wing. The crew carried out an emergency evacuation of all 20 passengers and crew, and the fire destroyed the aircraft.