el-Arish - el-Arish

On November 25, 1975 at 06:50 PM, el-Arish - el-Arish experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Israeli Air Force - Heyl Ha'avir, with the event recorded near el-Arish North Sinai.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

20 people were known to be on board, 20 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 9, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 11, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was returning to el-Arish Airport following a night exercice. At an altitude of 3,000 feet, while cruising in limited visibility, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Jebel Halal located about 49 south of el-Arish Airport. The wreckage was found five meters below the summit and all 20 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 4X-FBO/203, MSN 4530, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 31.1236°, 33.7984°.