Last updated: 7 December 2021
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Sunday 29 April 2018 |
| Time: | 12:25 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules |
| Operator: | Libyan Air Force |
| Registration: | 111 |
| MSN: | 4992 |
| First flight: | 1984 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 2 km (1.3 mls) from Sharara Airstrip ( Libya)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sharara Airstrip, Libya |
| Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport (MJI/HLLM), Libya |
Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane was destroyed by impact and fire when it crashed shortly after takeoff from the airstrip at the Sharara oil field in Libya. One of the four crew members survived the accident.
The aircraft was chartered by Akakus Oil and had delivered 18 tonnes of catering and maintenance supplies.
Several websites suggest that the aircraft involved was 5A-DOM. This has not been officially confirmed. Also, a photo was posted on Facebook which purportedly shows the aircraft prior to departure from Sharara Airstrip. This Libyan Air Force C-130 is seen parked on a platform in the desert and does not resemble 5A-DOM.
Sources:
» National Oil Corporation statementPhotos
Video, social media
NOC confirms a C-130 aircraft chartered by #Akakus Oil crashed during take-off, 2km from the #Sharara oil field, after delivering 18 tonnes of catering and maintenance supplies. The crash occurred took at 12:25pm on Sunday, April 29, 2018. https://t.co/DVqi7JI60t pic.twitter.com/joT6VYaO3m
— National Oil Corporation ??????? ??????? ????? (@NOC_Libya) 29 april 2018
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Sharara Airstrip to Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport as the crow flies is 709 km (443 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Sharara Airstrip to Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport as the crow flies is 709 km (443 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.
