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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Captain / Total flying hours:

20533

Captain / Total hours on type:

7255.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

11597

Copilot / Total hours on type:

7058

Aircraft flight hours:

49025

Aircraft flight cycles:

11361

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. Four crew members and 70 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 following factors were identified:
1) Crew fatigue due to lack of proper sleep affecting their mental concentration on the operation of the aircraft and their performance led to:
a) Captain failed to make proper weather and NDB Approach Briefing.
b) The flight crew continued the approach in bad visibility below company and Jeppesen minima for NDB Approach and failed to follow the prescribed procedures.
c) The flight crew failed to grasp the actual visibility information given by the ACC as 50 metres.
d) F/O and F/E failed to follow the Captain's instructions.
2) The available GPWS failed to maintain the warning while the aircraft still in dangerous situation in colliding with terrain.
3) Flight crew simulator training was conducted on an aircraft simulator differently equipped from the crashed aeroplane especially in the GPWS.

Final Report:

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 near Sebha: 46 killed

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1987

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-76

Operator:

Libyan Air Force - Al Quwwat Al-Jawwiya Al Libiyya

Registration:

5A-DLL

Flight Phase:

Libyan Air Force - Al Quwwat Al-Jawwiya Al Libiyya

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Circumstances:

On final approach to Sebha Airport in limited visibility, the airplane impacted the ground and crashed 13 km south of the airport. A passenger seating on a truck bed survived while all 46 other occupants were killed including all 10 crew members.
Crew:
Col Ahmad Rahouma al-Huwaisa, pilot,
Cpt Saeed El-Askri, pilot,
Kamal Wahed, copilot,
Hassan al-Arabi, flight engineer,
Al-Anusi Al-Badri, navigator,
Ali Al-Kakli, navigator,
Saeed al-Baskari, crew reserve,
Muhammad al-Azouma, crew reserve,
Ahmed Al-Jakhawi, crew reserve,
Lt Ahmed Ali Ramadan Al-Marnafi, intelligence officer.

Probable cause:

It is believed that the accident was the consequence of a wrong altimeter setting.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-76M in Sebha

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1987

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-76

Operator:

Registration:

5A-DKK

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Military

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Schedule:

Aozou - Sebha

MSN:

00034 23675

YOM:

1980

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Circumstances:

The airplane was engaged in an evacuation of people from Aozou (North Chad) to Sebha. This was decided by the Libyan Government after Chadian insurgents recaptured the Aozou strip. The exact circumstances of the accident remains uncertain and it is believed that the airplane crashed upon landing at Sebha Airport and was damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Boeing 707-336B in Sebha

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1985

Type of aircraft:

Boeing 707

Operator:

Registration:

TY-BBR

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Government

Survivors:

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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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Circumstances:

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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