2011 Royal Moroccan Air Force C-130 crash

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2011 Royal Moroccan Air Force C-130 crash
File:CNA-OJ Lockheed C-130H (7344721564).jpg
A Moroccan Air Force C-130H Hercules similar to the one involved
Accident summary
Date 26 July 2011
Summary Under investigation
Site Near Guelmim Airport, Guelmim, Morocco
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Passengers 71
Crew 9
Fatalities 80
Survivors 0
Aircraft type Lockheed C-130H Hercules
Operator Royal Moroccan Air Force
Registration CNA-OQ
Flight origin Dakhla Airport, Dakhla, Morocco
Stopover Guelmim Airport, Guelmim, Morocco
Destination Kenitra Air Base, Kenitra, Morocco

On 26 July 2011, a C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft operated by the Royal Moroccan Air Force crashed near Guelmim, Morocco, killing all 80 people on board.[1] The plane was carrying 71 passengers (initially reported as 72), mostly members of the Moroccan Armed Forces, and nine crew. Three occupants were pulled alive from the wreckage but later died of their injuries.[2][3]

Accident

The aircraft involved, a four-engined Lockheed C-130H Hercules with registration CNA-OQ, was travelling from Dakhla Airport in Western Sahara to Kenitra Air Base, with a scheduled stopover at Guelmim.[1][4]

While approaching Guelmim Airport, the Hercules crashed into Sayyert Mountain, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi; 5.4 nmi) north-east of Guelmin. At that time, the weather in the area was reported as poor.[3][5]

It was the deadliest aviation accident of 2011, and Morocco's deadliest military aviation disaster.[6]

King Mohammed VI announced three days of national mourning following the crash.[6]

See also

References

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  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Morocco Military Plane Crash Kills 80, No Survivors" Archived 28 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine by Omar Brouksy Jakarta Globe. 27 July 2011
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