Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Jun 30, 2003 (15 killed)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on June 30, 2003 near Boufarik AFB, Blida, Algeria with 15 fatalities. Cause: Official cause not published. The listed...
- Date: June 30, 2003
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Boufarik AFB, Blida, Algeria
- Fatalities: 15
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Official cause not published. The listed cause is an engine fire of unknown origin, and the base attributed the loss of control to a technical failure.
A Algerian Air Force C-130H on a local training flight from Boufarik reported an engine fire shortly after takeoff and turned back for an emergency landing. It lost control within seconds and crashed in the Beni Mered residential district less than 2 km from the runway end, destroying eight houses. Four crew and 11 people on the ground were killed.