Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Jan 9, 2020, Goma
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on January 9, 2020 near Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo with no fatalities. Cause: Runway excursion on...
- Date: January 9, 2020
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Runway excursion on landing, board of inquiry findings not published
A South African Air Force C 130BZ Hercules carrying 59 troops and 8 crew for the UN MONUSCO mission veered off the runway to the left after landing at Goma on 9 January 2020. The left wing was extensively damaged and the number 1 engine caught fire, but all 67 occupants got out unhurt. A Board of Inquiry was convened and a forensic investigation was started.