On 11 February 2014, a C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft of the Algerian Air Force, carrying 74 passengers and 4 crew members, crashed into Djebel Fertas mountain near Aïn Kercha, Algeria.

[3] According to AccuWeather, at the time of the crash "an area of low pressure moving through the region was producing widespread showers mixed with snow in the higher terrain of the area"; meteorologist Eric Leister added that, "along with the rain and snow, wind gusts more than 30 mph (48 km/h) were reported in several locations in the region".

[6] Contact with the aircraft was reportedly lost between Constantine and Oum El Bouaghi just before noon and air traffic controllers dispatched helicopters to search for it.

[7] The sole survivor, a soldier, was taken to a military hospital in Constantine due to injuries from head trauma.

[8] Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced three days of state mourning starting 12 February,[5] while also praising the dead soldiers as "martyrs".