Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 02 DIC 1977 |
| Tipo: | Tupolev 154A |
| Operado por: | Libyan Arab Airlines |
| Alquilado a : | Balkan Bulgarian Airlines |
| Registración: | LZ-BTN |
| Numéro de série: | 74A-054 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1974 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 3700 |
| Motores: | 3 Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 59 / Ocupantes: 159 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 59 / Ocupantes: 165 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Benghazi (Libia)
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| Fase: | En route / landing (ENR/LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional No Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN), Arabia Saudita |
| Benghazi-Benina International Airport (BEN/HLLB), Libia |
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.
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Distance from Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport to Benghazi-Benina International Airport as the crow flies is 2184 km (1365 miles).
Distance from Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport to Benghazi-Benina International Airport as the crow flies is 2184 km (1365 miles).
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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