Status: | |
Date: | Tuesday 25 November 1975 |
Type: | Lockheed C-130H Hercules |
Operator: | Heyl Ha'Avir (Israeli Air Force) |
Registration: | 4X-FBC/203 |
MSN: | 4530 |
First flight: | 1974 |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 56 km (35 mls) SSE of El Arish ( Egypt)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Crashed into the Gebel Halal (also known as Jebel Hallal) mountain. The C-130 was flying through a cloud bank during a night time exercise and flew into the side of the mountain.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
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Toledo Blade - Nov 27, 1975
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.