Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 21 September 2014
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130H Hercules
Owner/operator: Egyptian Air Force
Registration Number: SU-BAT/1287
Location: Kom Ashwin, Fayoum –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: The C-130 Hercules aircraft.The C-130 Hercules aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft crashed near Kom Ashwin, Fayoum, Egypt during a training flight. One crew member survived the accident. The aircraft’s serial number is currently unconfirmed, but radar data indicates that all airworthy C-130 Hercules aircraft of the Egyptian Air Force were seen after October 2014, with SU-BAR and SU-BAT being the exceptions.A Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft crashed near Kom Ashwin, Fayoum, Egypt during a training flight. One crew member survived the accident. The aircraft’s serial number is currently unconfirmed, but radar data indicates that all airworthy C-130 Hercules aircraft of the Egyptian Air Force were seen after October 2014, with SU-BAR and SU-BAT being the exceptions.
Description
A Lockheed C-130 Hercules operated by the Egyptian Air Force crashed during a training flight near Kom Ashwin, Fayoum, Egypt. Reportedly one of the seven crew members survived the accident. The serial of the aircraft has not been officially confirmed. However, according to scramble.nl all airworthy C-130 Hercules aircraft of the Egyptian Air Force were seen after October 2014, except for SU-BAR and SU-BAT. Military aircraft tracking website www.ads-b.nl states that SU-BAR was tracked in flight at 19 August 2018. This leaves SU-BAT as the most likely candidate for the September 21, 2014 accident.
Source of Information
http://www.shorouknews.com/news/view.aspx?cdate=21092014&id=2e9b74be-c828-4f20-8f19-9e159613aed8http://www.shorouknews.com/news/view.aspx?cdate=21092014&id=2e9b74be-c828-4f20-8f19-9e159613aed8Primary Cause
The September 21, 2014 accident involving the C-130 Hercules aircraft is currently the most likely root cause.The September 21, 2014 accident involving the C-130 Hercules aircraft is currently the most likely root cause.Share on:
