| Date: | Thursday 9 January 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130BZ Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | South African Air Force - SAAF |
| Registration: | 403 |
| MSN: | 3750 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 67 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Goma Airport (GOM) -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Beni Airport (BNC/FZNP) |
| Goma Airport (GOM/FZNA) |
A South African Air Force (SAAF) Lockheed C-130BZ Hercules of SAAF 28 sqn crash landed at Goma International Airport (GOM/FZNA). A fire erupted after the left hand wing, outboard of the no.1 engine, broke. The fire was quickly contained.
There were no fatalities. The military transport plane was carrying 8 crew members and 59 South African troops.
Sources:
defenceweb.co.za
timeslive.co.za
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