Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Feb 11, 2014 (76 killed)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on February 11, 2014 near Aïn Kercha, Oum el Bouaghi, Algeria with 76 fatalities. Cause: Algerian defence ministry:...
- Date: February 11, 2014
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Aïn Kercha, Oum el Bouaghi, Algeria
- Fatalities: 76
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Algerian defence ministry: bad weather including storm, snow and wind gusts, with reduced visibility, is believed to have caused the crash, with the crew descending too low into terrain. No final report was found in the sources reviewed.
An Algerian Air Force Lockheed C 130H Hercules carrying soldiers and their family members was descending toward Constantine in snow, strong gusts and reduced visibility when it struck a mountain slope near Ain Kercha, about 30 km south of Constantine airport. 76 occupants were killed and one soldier survived with head injuries. The Algerian defence ministry set up a commission, and no published final findings were found in the sources reviewed.