Criminal Occurrence description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 09 DEC 2003 |
| Time: | ca 04:00 |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster III |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 98-0057 |
| C/n / msn: | P-57 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Airplane fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | near Baghdad International Airport (SDA) (Iraq) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Baghdad International Airport (SDA/ORBS), Iraq |
| ? |
One of the engines was struck by a surface-to-air missile, causing a fire. The plane returned to the airport and landed safely.
Sources:
» Ananova
» Scramble 299
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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.
