• On 9 May 1944, a
Douglas Dakota III (KG548) of the
RAF crashed and burned on takeoff during its delivery flight when the undercarriage retracted. It is unknown if anyone died. • On 1 February 1949, an
Avro 685 York I (G-AGJD) of
BOAC swung to the right during takeoff in a crosswind, overcorrected, and crashed. All 15 occupants survived; the plane was written off. • On 4 February 1949, a
Douglas C-54A-1-DO (G-AJPL) of
Skyways that was chartered by the
UK War Office to transport personnel back to the UK from
Nairobi crashed after the no. 3 and no. 4 engines failed on approach from
Khartoum in heavy rain and low visibility, hitting trees at 700 feet. 1 crew member of the 53 occupants was killed. • On 8 October 1949, a Douglas Dakota IV (KN435) of the RAF crashed on takeoff when engine power was lost and was damaged beyond repair. All 3 occupants survived. • On 7 November 1949, an
Avro 691 Lancastrian C.1 (G-AGMM) of BOAC crashed here and was damaged beyond repair. it is unknown if anyone died. • On 21 September 1955, a
Canadair C-4 Argonaut (G-ALHL) of BOAC on a flight from
London to
Kano crashed on approach here, striking trees 1200 feet short of runway 11 at 22:23
UTC in strong winds and poor visibility. 15 of the 47 occupants were killed. • On 1 June 1970, a
Tupolev Tu-104A (OK-NDD) of
CSA Ceskoslovenske Aerolinie crashed on approach from
Prague, hitting the ground 5.5 km south of runway 36 at 350 km/h after 2 failed visual approaches to runway 18 at 03:12 UTC and catching fire. All 13 occupants were killed. • On 2 January 1971, a
de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4C (SU-ALC) of
UAA arriving from
Algiers crashed on approach after hitting sand dunes at 395 feet during an ADF procedure turn for runway 18; all 16 occupants were killed. • On 15 April 1986, an attack by 6
F-111F strategic bombers at 02:10 on the airport destroyed 3
Ilyushin Il-76 transport planes, 2 of
Jamahiriya Air Transport (5A-DNF and 5A-DNL) and one owned by the
Libyan Arab Republic Air Force (5A-DLL), and a
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 of the Libyan Ministry of Agriculture (5A-DCS). • On 27 July 1989,
Korean Air Flight 803 was a scheduled International passenger service from
Seoul,
South Korea to
Tripoli,
Libya with intermediate stops in
Bangkok,
Thailand and
Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia. There were a total of 199 occupants. The weather at the time of the crash consisted of
heavy fog and visibility was between 100 and 800 feet (30 and 244 m). Nevertheless, in such circumstances, the flight crew decided to continue the approach. On approach to runway 27, the
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 dropped below the glide path, then at 7:05 (according to other data - 7:30), it crashed into two buildings, broke into three sections, and burst into flames. The crash site was in an orchard 1.5 miles (2.4 km; 1.3 nmi) short of runway 27. 75 people (72 passengers and 3 crew members) died in the crash, in addition to four people on the ground. • On 22 December 1992
Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103 was a
Boeing 727-2L5 with 10 crew and 147 passengers on board that collided with a
LARAF Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23UB on 22 December 1992. All 157 people on board flight 1103 were killed, while the crew of the MiG-23 ejected and survived. It is the deadliest aviation disaster to occur in Libyan history. • On 12 May 2010,
Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 going from
O.R. Tambo International Airport to Tripoli International Airport crashed on approach. The cause is
Controlled flight into terrain caused by
spatial disorientation,
pilot error and lack of
crew resource management. Only 1 12 year old Dutch boy survived. It is the second deadliest airplane crash in Libyan history. The aircraft was an
Airbus A330-202, registration
5A-ONG with approximately 1,600 hours total flying time and about 420 take-off and landing cycles. ==See also==