Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 11 February 2014 |
| Time: | ca 12:00 |
| Type: | Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules |
| Operator: | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jaza'eriya |
| Registration: | 7T-WHM |
| C/n / msn: | 4919 |
| First flight: | 1982 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 74 / Occupants: 74 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 77 / Occupants: 78 |
| Airplane damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Aïn Kercha ( Algeria)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tamanrasset Airport (TMR/DAAT), Algeria |
| Constantine-Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL/DABC), Algeria |
Narrative:
An Algerian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane in crashed in a mountainous area near Aïn Kercha, about 30 km S of Constantine Airport.
Latest reports indicate that either there were 99 passengers and 4 crew members on board. One person is reported to have survived the accident and 74 bodies have been recovered. The airplane carried military families on a flight from Tamanrasset to Constantine.
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.
Weather at Constantine Airport about the time of the accident (about 12:00 LT / 11:00 Z):
DABC 111200Z 31017G27KT 8000 FEW013 FEW023CB BKN026 07/03 Q1015
DABC 111130Z 30019KT 8000 FEW010 FEW023CB BKN026 08/05 Q1015
DABC 111100Z 30017G28KT 8000 FEW010 FEW023CB BKN026 05/03 Q1015
11:00Z: Wind 300 degrees, 17 knots, gusting to 28 knots; Visibility: 8 km; few clouds at 1000 feet, few Cumulonimbus clouds at 2300 feet, broken clouds at 2600 feet; Temperature: 5°C, Dew point: 3°C.
DABC 111030Z 29012G22KT 8000 -RA SCT020 FEW023CB BKN026 05/03 Q1015
DABC 111000Z 28010KT 8000 -RA SCT020 FEW023CB BKN026 04/03 Q1015
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