2011 Royal Moroccan Air Force C-130 crash
 | This article needs to be updated. (September 2019) |
Dakhla, Morocco | |
| Stopover | Guelmim Airport, Guelmim, Morocco |
|---|---|
| Destination | Kenitra Air Base, Kenitra, Morocco |
| Occupants | 80 |
| Passengers | 71 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 80 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 26 July 2011, a
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 Morocco 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
- ^ a b "Morocco military plane crash kills 78". BBC News Online. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ "Plane crash kills 78 in Morocco". CNN. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ a b "80 dead in Moroccan military plane crash". The Daily Telegraph. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed C-130H Hercules CNA-OQ Goulimime Airport (GLN)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Scores killed in Moroccan plane crash". Al Jazeera. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Morocco Military Plane Crash Kills 80, No Survivors" Archived 28 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine by Omar Brouksy Jakarta Globe. 27 July 2011
