Narrative:
Landing at Benghazi wasn't possible due to heavy fog. When the crew weren't able to locate the alternate airport, they ran out of fuel. A forced landing was carried out. LZ-BTN was one of 6 Tupolev 154s leased by Libyan Arab Airlines from Balkan Bulgarian Airlines for Hadj pilgrim flights to Mecca.
Forced landing outside airport
» Tupolev Tu-154 / Colin Ballantine
accident date: 02-12-1977
type: Tupolev Tu-154A
registration: LZ-BTN
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 2 December 1977 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154A |
| Operating for: | Libyan Arab Airlines |
| Leased from: | Balkan Bulgarian Airlines |
| Registration: | LZ-BTN |
| MSN: | 74A054 |
| First flight: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3700 |
| Engines: | 3 Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 59 / Occupants: 159 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 59 / Occupants: 165 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Benghazi ( Libya)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Jeddah International Airport (JED/OEJD), Saudi Arabia |
| Benghazi-Benina International Airport (BEN/HLLB), Libya |
Landing at Benghazi wasn't possible due to heavy fog. When the crew weren't able to locate the alternate airport, they ran out of fuel. A forced landing was carried out. LZ-BTN was one of 6 Tupolev 154s leased by Libyan Arab Airlines from Balkan Bulgarian Airlines for Hadj pilgrim flights to Mecca.
Classification:
Fuel exhaustionForced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» Tupolev Tu-154 / Colin Ballantine
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accident date: 02-12-1977
type: Tupolev Tu-154A
registration: LZ-BTN
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Jeddah International Airport to Benghazi-Benina International Airport as the crow flies is 2200 km (1375 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Jeddah International Airport to Benghazi-Benina International Airport as the crow flies is 2200 km (1375 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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