Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Sep 21, 2014 (6 killed), K...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on September 21, 2014 near Kawm Ushim, Faiyum, Egypt with 6 fatalities. Cause: Armed Forces spokesman: A technical...
- Date: September 21, 2014
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Kawm Ushim, Faiyum, Egypt
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Armed Forces spokesman: A technical malfunction caused loss of control, based on a preliminary look at the wreckage and cockpit recordings. No final investigation report was found.
On 21 September 2014 a Lockheed C 130H Hercules of the Egyptian Air Force crashed during a training flight at Kawm Ushim air base in Fayoum, Egypt. Six of the seven crew members were killed, one survived, and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire. The armed forces attributed the crash to a technical malfunction and a committee was ordered to investigate; no final report was found.