Mombasa - Mogadishu

On March 14, 1994 at 12:00 AM, Mombasa - Mogadishu experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Malindi Coast.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 57.1%.

Crew on board: 14, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. En route from Mombasa to Mogadishu, while in cruising altitude over the Indian Ocean, the crew contacted ATC and declared an emergency following an explosion in the cargo compartment. The crew initiated an emergency descent and elected to divert to the nearest airport when control was lost. The aircraft crashed in the sea about 200 metres offshore, some 7 km from Malindi. Six crew members were rescued while eight others were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 69-6576, MSN 4351, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -3.2073°, 40.1163°.