Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 March 1991
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130H Hercules
Owner/operator: Royal Saudi Air Force – RSAF
Registration Number: 469
Location: near Rash Mishab –
ÿ Saudi Arabia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 98 / Occupants: 101
Component Affected: Saudi Hercules aircraftSaudi Hercules aircraft
Category: Accident
A Saudi Hercules aircraft transported 95 Saudi Seagense soldiers back from Mecca to their base in Rash Mishab, Kuwait, during the First Gulf War. Poor visibility due to oil well smoke hampered visibility.A Saudi Hercules aircraft transported 95 Saudi Seagense soldiers back from Mecca to their base in Rash Mishab, Kuwait, during the First Gulf War. Poor visibility due to oil well smoke hampered visibility.
Description
The Saudi Hercules flew 95 Senegalese soldiers back from pilgrimage to Mecca to their base at Rash Mishab (also referred to as Ras-al-Mishab). The soldiers were based in Saudi Arabia as part of the allied forces in the First Gulf War. Visibility was poor resulting from the clouds of smoke from the oil wells set ablaze in southern Kuwait by Iraqi troops.
Primary Cause
Oil well smoke from Iraqi troops in southern Kuwait.Oil well smoke from Iraqi troops in southern Kuwait.Share on:
