Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Jul 4, 2021 (53 killed), J...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on July 4, 2021 near Jolo Island, Sulu, Philippines with 53 fatalities. Cause: Not established, no official final...
- Date: July 4, 2021
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Jolo Island, Sulu, Philippines
- Fatalities: 53
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not established, no official final report found. Early statements said the aircraft failed to stop on the runway after landing.
A Philippine Air Force C 130H carrying troops from Cagayan de Oro landed at Jolo but failed to stop on the runway. It overran, struck houses and came to rest in a wooded area where it burned. Fifty three people died, including three on the ground, and the survivors were injured. Early military statements pointed to a failed attempt to regain power after touchdown, and no final report was found.