Narrative:
Crashed after engine failure on takeoff.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 14 September 1980 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130E Hercules |
| Operator: | Royal Saudi Air Force - RSAF |
| Registration: | 453 |
| MSN: | 4128 |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 81 / Occupants: 81 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 89 / Occupants: 89 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Madinah-Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) ( Saudi Arabia)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Madinah-Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED/OEMA), Saudi Arabia |
| ? |
Crashed after engine failure on takeoff.
Sources:
» Flight International, 27 September 1980Photos
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.
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