Libya

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

City

Schedule:

Seoul - Bangkok - Jeddah - Tripoli

MSN:

47887

YOM:

1973

Flight number:

KE803

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Crew on board:

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Pax on board:

181

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Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

111

Aircraft flight hours:

49025

Aircraft flight cycles:

11440

Circumstances:

The approach to Tripoli Intl Airport was completed in below weather minima as the visibility was varying between 100 and 800 feet and the ILS on runway 27 was unserviceable. On short final, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft struck the roof of a house, stalled and crashed in a residential area located 2,4 km short of runway. Three crew members and 72 passengers were killed as well as six people on the ground. 124 people in the aircraft were injured as well as few dozen on the ground.

Probable cause:

The crew decided to continue the descent below the glide until the aircraft struck obstacles and crashed. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Lack of visibility due to foggy conditions,
- Below minima weather conditions,
- The crew failed to initiate a go-around while he did not establish a visual contact with the runway,
- The ILS system for runway 27 was unserviceable,
- The crew failed to follow the approach procedures,
- The crew ignored ATC warnings,
- The approach speed was excessive and the flaps were not deployed in the correct angle,
- The crew of a Russian aircraft diverted to Malta an hour before the accident due to unsafe landing conditions.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 600 in Zillah

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1989

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F27 Friendship

Operator:

Registration:

5A-DDV

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Site:

De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter

Schedule:

Zillah - Tripoli

MSN:

10588

YOM:

1979

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Aircraft flight hours:

7924

Aircraft flight cycles:

5494

Circumstances:

After takeoff from Zillah Airport, while climbing, the crew encountered vibration on the left engine and decided to return for a safe landing. Unable to maintain a safe altitude, the aircraft crash landed in a desert area located few km from the airport. All 39 occupants were evacuated, among them nine passengers were injured. The aircraft was written off.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 in Hamada al Hamra: 14 killed

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1988 at 0720 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Aero Club Libya

Registration:

5A-DDD

Flight Phase:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Jabal al Gharbi (الجبل الغربي)

Schedule:

Hamada al Hamra - Tripoli

MSN:

670

YOM:

1980

Location:

Hamada al Hamra

Country:

Libya

Region:

Africa

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Circumstances:

The twin engine aircraft departed Hamada al Hamra Airport at 0705LT bound for Tripoli carrying two pilots and 12 employees of the Arabian Gulf Oil Company and Halliburton Company. Few minutes after takeoff, the crew was instructed to return because military activity en route was ongoing. Unfortunately, the visibility at Hamada al Hamra Airport dropped due to fog. Following a short holding circuit, the crew attempted to land when, on short final, the aircraft struck successively a concrete pipeline bridge and a wooden electrical pylon then crashed few hundred meters short of runway, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all 14 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It is possible that the pilot-in-command suffered an optical illusion on short final and mistook the the concrete pipeline bridge for the runway.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-76M in Sebha

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1987

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-76

Operator:

Libyan Air Force - Al Quwwat Al-Jawwiya Al Libiyya

Registration:

5A-DKK

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Military

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Schedule:

Aouzou - Sebha

MSN:

0003423675

YOM:

1980

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During the evacuation of the Aouzou strip in northern Chad when Chadian insurgents recaptured the Aouzou strip and the aircraft took off under shelling, because of the resulting hurry the altimeter was not set correctly and the aircraft crashed on approach to Sebha. All occupants (several dozen people) were killed.

Crash of a Boeing 707-336B in Sebha

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1985

Type of aircraft:

Boeing 707

Operator:

Benin Government

Registration:

TY-BBR

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Government

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Sebha – Cotonou

MSN:

20457

YOM:

1971

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During the takeoff roll at Sebha Airport, about V1 speed, the captain decided to abandon the takeoff procedure and initiated an emergency braking manoeuvre. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran and came to rest, bursting into flames. All occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 600 in Giallo

Date & Time: Mar 6, 1985

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F27 Friendship

Operator:

Registration:

5A-DLR

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

10647

YOM:

1983

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The runway 18/36 was closed to traffic due to maintenance and the surface on the south part was removed. Only the runway 09/27 was available for traffic. For unknown reasons (poor flight preparation, misunderstanding or poor crew coordination), the aircraft landed on the south part of the runway 18/36. In the center of the runway, the aircraft struck a two meters trench. Upon impact, the left main gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest on its belly. There were no casualties and the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Boeing 707-338C near Sebha: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1983

Type of aircraft:

Boeing 707

Operator:

Registration:

5A-DJO

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Site:

Desert

Schedule:

Sebha - Tripoli

MSN:

18955

YOM:

1966

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Circumstances:

After takeoff from Sebha Airport, while climbing, one of the engine caught fire. The crew lost control of the airplane that crashed in a desert area located about 30 km north of the airfield, bursting into flames. All five occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that a fuel line ruptured during initial climb, causing the fuel to leak into the engine and to ignite while in contact with high temperature elements.

Crash of a Lockheed L-1329-25 JetStar II off Tripoli: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1983

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed L-1329 JetStar

Operator:

Libyan Government

Registration:

5A-DAR

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