Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 11 February 2014
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules
Owner/operator: Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jaza’eriya
Registration Number: 7T-WHM
Location: near An Kercha –
ÿ Algeria
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 76 / Occupants: 77
Component Affected: C-130H Hercules aircraftC-130H Hercules aircraft
Category: Accident
A Lockheed C-130H Hercules transport plane crashed in a mountainous area near Constantine Airport, Algeria, resulting in the loss of 77 lives. The aircraft was en route from Tamanrasset to Constantine, with a stop in Ouargla. The accident occurred approximately 30 km south of the airport, at a location suggesting an ILS approach to runway 34. An en route stop at Ouargla was made, and an ILS approach was initiated at 6730 feet altitude, 12.5 DME, according to approach charts.A Lockheed C-130H Hercules transport plane crashed in a mountainous area near Constantine Airport, Algeria, resulting in the loss of 77 lives. The aircraft was en route from Tamanrasset to Constantine, with a stop in Ouargla. The accident occurred approximately 30 km south of the airport, at a location suggesting an ILS approach to runway 34. An en route stop at Ouargla was made, and an ILS approach was initiated at 6730 feet altitude, 12.5 DME, according to approach charts.
Description
An Algerian Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules transport plane crashed in a mountainous area near An Kercha, about 30 km south of Constantine Airport, Algeria. There were 77 persons on board, according to Algerian military sources. One person survived the accident. The airplane carried military families on a flight from Tamanrasset to Constantine. An en route stop was made at Ouargla. The accident location would suggest that the airplane was flying an ILS approach to runway 34 at Constantine Airport. The accident location was at about 16 DME. A Category C or D ILS-approach should be initiated from an altitude of 6730 feet at 12,5 DME, according to approach charts.
Source of Information
http://www.mdn.dz/site_principal/index.php?L=fr#visite12022014, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26138101, http://www.elwatan.comhttp://www.mdn.dz/site_principal/index.php?L=fr#visite12022014, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26138101, http://www.elwatan.comPrimary Cause
Possible mechanical failure during an ILS approach.Possible mechanical failure during an ILS approach.Share on:
