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Crash of a Lockheed C-130H Hercules in Ras al-Mishab: 98 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 21, 1991
Operator:
Registration:
469
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kuwait City - Ras al-Mishab - Dakar
MSN:
4754
YOM:
1977
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
95
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
98
Circumstances:
The four engine aircraft was completing the transfer of 95 Senegalese soldiers engaged in the Gulf War. While approaching Ras al-Mishab Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to heavy black smoke coming from the oil wells set on fire. The crew descended too low when the airplane struck the ground and crashed few km from the airfield. Three passengers were injured while 98 other occupants were killed.
Crash of a BAe Jetstream 31 in Dhahran: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 14, 1989
Operator:
Registration:
2102
Survivors:
No
MSN:
696
YOM:
1986
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
On final approach to Dhahran Airport, the twin engine aircraft lost height and crashed on the top of a hill located few km from the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The assumption that the loss of control was the consequence of an engine failure was not ruled out.
Crash of a Lockheed C-130H Hercules in Jeddah
Date & Time:
Mar 27, 1989
Operator:
Registration:
470
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4756
YOM:
1977
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff for unknown reasons. Crew fate unknown.
