Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Aug 29, 2007, Afghanistan
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on August 29, 2007 near Afghanistan with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined. Accounts differ between a fire after a...
- Date: August 29, 2007
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Afghanistan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. Accounts differ between a fire after a hard landing, possibly from a burst tyre, and deliberate destruction.
A Royal Air Force Lockheed C-130K Hercules (XV205) landed hard at night on a rough airstrip in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. It was badly damaged, could not be recovered and was destroyed by fire. Accounts differ on whether the fire started on landing or the aircraft was deliberately destroyed because of the Taliban presence. All occupants escaped uninjured.