2014 Algerian Air Force C-130 crash
An Algerian Air Force C-130 similar to the aircraft involved in the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11 February 2014 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain in bad weather |
| Site | Near Aïn Kercha, Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria 36°00′42″N 6°41′10″E / 36.0118°N 6.6862°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules |
| Operator | Algerian Air Force |
| Registration | 7T-WHM |
| Flight origin | Tamanrasset, Algeria |
| Stopover | Ouargla, Algeria |
| Destination | Constantine, Algeria |
| Occupants | 78 |
| Passengers | 74 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 77 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
On 11 February 2014, a C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft of the Algerian Air Force, carrying 74 passengers and 4 crew members, crashed into Djebel Fertas mountain near Aïn Kercha, Algeria. Only one person survived.
Preliminary reports suggest that bad weather conditions might have caused the crash. The accident is under investigation.