Crash of a Lockheed AC-130H Hercules near Ras al-Khafji: 14 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 31, 1991
Operator:
Registration:
69-6567
Survivors:
No
MSN:
4341
YOM:
1969
Flight number:
Spirit 03
Crew on board:
14
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
Engaged in the operation 'Desert Storm', the aircraft was completing a flight to Kuwait City under call sign 'Spirit 03' with 14 people on board from the 16th Squadron of Special Operations. En route, the aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed about 110 km south of Kuwait City. All 14 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a surface-to-air missile.
