Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Sep 2, 1991, Wau
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on September 2, 1991 near Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan with no fatalities. Cause: The aircraft rolled over...
- Date: September 2, 1991
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: The aircraft rolled over a landmine on the airport surface and exploded.
A Southern Air Transport Lockheed Hercules on a humanitarian flight for the ICRC was damaged beyond repair when it rolled over a landmine at Wau Airport. All five crew escaped with minor injuries. Accounts differ on whether the explosion happened while taxiing or just before takeoff.