| Occurrence Type: | Accident |
| 1965 Hong Kong KC-130F crash | |
| Date: | August 24, 1965 |
| Type: | Loss of control due to engine failure |
| Site: | Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH) in British Hong Kong |
| Passengers: | 65 |
| Crew: | 6 |
| Fatalities: | 59 |
| Survivors: | 12 |
| Aircraft Type: | Lockheed KC-130F Hercules |
| Tail Number: | 149802 |
| Origin: | Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH) in British Hong Kong |
| Stopover: | Da Nang Air Base in South Vietnam |
| Destination: | Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon, South Vietnam |
| Operator: | United States Marine Corps |
A United States Marines Corps (USMC) Lockheed KC-130F Hercules, ferrying a group of US marines back to South Vietnam from rest-and-relaxation leave in then-British Hong Kong, crashed on take-off, causing a total of 59 deaths out of all 71 (both the flight-crew and the passengers) on board the aircraft on August 24, 1965.
The accident began after the aircraft, a USMC Lockheed KC-130F Hercules (Bu.No.149802), veered left shortly after take-off, struck a sea-wall and then crashed and plunged into the waters surrounding Kai Tak Airport's runway at a distance of 40feet off Hong Kong Island.[1]
The cause of the accident regarding the aircraft's crash was attributed to a partial failure of the No.1 engine during the plane's take-off from the runway.[1]