A Libyan Air Force C-130 transport aircraft chartered by Akakus Oil crashed during take-off, 2 km from the Sharara oil field, on Sunday ...
A Libyan Air Force C-130 transport aircraft chartered by Akakus Oil crashed during take-off, 2 km from the Sharara oil field, on Sunday noon April 29, 2018.
The aircraft was returning after delivering 18 tonnes of catering and maintenance supplies. The transport plane was destroyed by impact and fire when it crashed shortly after takeoff from
The tragic incident resulted in the death of three crew members and the injury of one other was evacuated by air to receive medical treatment in Tripoli.
The plane in question is the property of the Libyan Air Force but was chartered by Akakus Oil, who operate the Sharara field. The company was forced to charter the aircraft due to road closures and the security situation on the ground stemming from a road blockade leading to the field.
The aircraft involved might be the L-100 operated by the Air Force, a commercial variant of the C-130 cargo plane.
