Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Jul 26, 2011 (80 killed)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on July 26, 2011 near Guelmim, Guelmim-Es Semara, Morocco with 80 fatalities. Cause: Not determined. The Royal Armed...
- Date: July 26, 2011
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Guelmim, Guelmim-Es Semara, Morocco
- Fatalities: 80
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. The Royal Armed Forces attributed the crash to bad weather, and secondary summaries describe poor visibility on approach. No final investigation report was located.
A Royal Moroccan Air Force C-130H carrying troops, civilians and crew from Dakhla to Kenitra stopped at Guelmim. On approach in poor visibility it struck a rocky mountain about 10 km short of the runway and was destroyed by impact and fire. Almost all 80 people on board were killed.