Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Jul 11, 2016 (3 killed), M...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on July 11, 2016 near Montijo AFB, Estremadura - Lisbon District, Portugal with 3 fatalities. Cause: No official...
- Date: July 11, 2016
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Montijo AFB, Estremadura - Lisbon District, Portugal
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: No official report found. A database summary cites loss of control after left engine power loss on takeoff, with inadequate training for a critical engine failure after takeoff as a factor; the root cause of the engine failure could not be determined.
On 11 July 2016 a Portuguese Air Force Lockheed C 130H (16804) was on a training flight at Montijo AFB when it deviated left on the takeoff roll of runway 26, then veered right off the runway and crashed about 1,460 m past the threshold in flames. Three crew were killed and four were injured, and the aircraft was destroyed by post crash fire. Press reports attribute the accident to power loss in the engines during takeoff, and the official Air Force report was not found.