| Date: | Friday 20 April 1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130H Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | Zaire Air Force |
| Registration: | 9T-TCG |
| MSN: | 4736 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 24 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kinshasa -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH/FZAA) |
| Gbadolite Airport (BDT/FZFD) |
The C-130 Hercules crashed three minutes after takeoff, reportedly after a propeller blade failure.
Sources:
Joplin Globe April 21,1990
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