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On 2 December 1977, a Tupolev Tu-154 passenger jet ran out of fuel and crashed near Benghazi, Libya. A total of 59 passengers were killed.[1][2]
 LZ-BTN, the aircraft involved, seen in May of 1977, while operating for Balkan Bulgarian Airlines | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 December 1977 |
| Summary | Fuel exhaustion |
| Site | near Benghazi, Libya |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-154 |
| Operator | Libyan Arab Airlines leased from Balkan Bulgarian Airlines |
| Registration | LZ-BTN |
| Flight origin | King Abdulaziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia |
| Destination | Benina International Airport, Libya |
| Passengers | 159 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 59 |
| Survivors | 106 |
Aircraft
The aircraft was a Tu-154A registered LZ-BTN and had its first flight in 1974.[3] It was one of six Tu-154s to be leased by Libyan Arab Airlines from Balkan Bulgarian Airlines for that year's pilgrim flights to Mecca for the Hajj.[3][4]
Accident
The aircraft took off from King Abdulaziz International Airport in Saudi Arabia on a flight to Benina International Airport in the Libyan city of Benghazi with a crew of six and 159 passengers – pilgrims returning to Libya from the Hajj – on board.[3] Egyptian airspace was closed to Libyan aircraft at the time, necessitating an indirect route to Benghazi instead of the direct route across Egypt; the crew reportedly did not plan for the longer flight time, leaving the aircraft short of fuel.[5] As the aircraft neared Benghazi heavy fog blanketed the airport and the crew could not land the aircraft.[3] After failing to locate the alternate airport the aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed during the crew's subsequent attempt to make an emergency landing, killing 59 passengers.[3][6]
See also
References
- "• Газета.Ru: Хроника падающих Ту-154" [• Gazeta.Ru: Chronicle of falling Tu-154]. www.gazeta.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 14 July 2001. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- "Crash of a Tupolev TU-154 in Al Bayda: 59 killed". www.baaa-acro.com. B3A Aircraft Accidents Archives. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- Ranter, Harro. "Aviation Safety Network LZ-BTN accident description". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 8 April 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- "✈ russianplanes.net ✈ наша авиация" [✈ russianplanes.net ✈ our aviation]. russianplanes.net (in Russian). Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- Flight International 1978, p. 185 (online archive version) retrieved 24 July 2010
- "1978 | 0125 | Flight Archive". www.flightglobal.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
На других языках
[de] Flugunfall einer Tupolew Tu-154 der Libyan Arab Airlines
Der Flugunfall einer Tupolew Tu-154 der Libyan Arab Airlines ereignete sich am 2. Dezember 1977. An diesem Tag verunglückte eine mit 165 Insassen auf einem Haddsch-Charterflug von Dschidda nach Bengasi befindliche Tupolew Tu-154A der Balkan Bulgarian Airlines, welche im Auftrag der Libyan Arab Airlines betrieben wurde. Der Unfall, welcher sich bei einer missglückten Notlandung ereignete, forderte das Leben von 59 Passagieren.- [en] 1977 Libyan Arab Airlines Tu-154 crash
[it] Incidente del Tupolev Tu-154 di Libyan Arab Airlines del 1977
Il 2 dicembre 1977 un Tupolev Tu-154, a causa della mancanza di carburante, si schiantò nei pressi di Bengasi, in Libia. Perirono nell'incidente 59 persone.[1][2][3][ru] Катастрофа Ту-154 под Аль-Байда
Катастрофа Ту-154 под Аль-Байда — авиационная катастрофа, произошедшая в пятницу 2 декабря 1977 года близ Аль-Байда[1][2] (в некоторых источниках ошибочно указывается Бенгази[3]), при этом погибли 59 человек. На момент событий это была крупнейшая авиакатастрофа в Ливии.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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