Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 26 July 2011
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130H Hercules
Owner/operator: Royal Moroccan Air Force
Registration Number: CNA-OQ
Location: 10 km E of Goulimime Airport (GLN) –
ÿ Morocco
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 80 / Occupants: 80
Component Affected: C-130 Hercules aircraftC-130 Hercules aircraft
Category: Accident
A Royal Moroccan Air Force C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed near Goulimime, resulting in the deaths of seventy-eight people, including two survivors, and the loss of six crew members, 40 troops, and eleven civilians. The aircraft was en route from Dakhla to Kinitra with a stopover at Goulimime.A Royal Moroccan Air Force C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed near Goulimime, resulting in the deaths of seventy-eight people, including two survivors, and the loss of six crew members, 40 troops, and eleven civilians. The aircraft was en route from Dakhla to Kinitra with a stopover at Goulimime.
Description
A Royal Moroccan Air Force C-130 Hercules transport plane was destroyed in an accident near Goulimime (also known as Guelmim). Seventy-eight occupants were killed instantly and two survived. Both survivors later died. The airplane carried nine crew members, 60 troops and 11 civilians. It operated on a flight from Dakhla to Kinitra with an en route stop at Goulimime.
Primary Cause
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