| Date: | Monday 30 June 2003 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130H Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jaza'eriya |
| Registration: | 7T-WHQ |
| MSN: | 4926 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Blida -
 Algeria
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Boufarik Air Base (DAAK) |
| Boufarik Air Base (DAAK) |
Shortly after takeoff from Boufarik Air Base, an engine caught fire. The Hercules crashed into the Beni Mered district on the outskirts of Blida, destroying at least four houses.
Sources:
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