Narrative:
A Lockheed JetStar II jet operated for the Libyan Government, departed Tripoli, Libya on a flight to Algiers, Algeria. Three minutes after takeoff the crew failed to contact Tripoli Control. It was last noticed climbing through 7000 feet.
Authorities searched for eight days but the wreckage was not located. The fatality index is presumed.
accident date: 16-01-1983
type: Lockheed L-1329-25 JetStar II
registration: 5A-DAR
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 16 January 1983 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1329-25 JetStar II |
| Operator: | Libyan Government |
| Registration: | 5A-DAR |
| MSN: | 5221 |
| First flight: | 1977 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Tripoli ( Libya)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Official state flight |
| Departure airport: | Tripoli-Okba Ben Nafi Air Base (MJI/HLLM), Libya |
| Algiers-Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG/DAAG), Algeria |
A Lockheed JetStar II jet operated for the Libyan Government, departed Tripoli, Libya on a flight to Algiers, Algeria. Three minutes after takeoff the crew failed to contact Tripoli Control. It was last noticed climbing through 7000 feet.
Authorities searched for eight days but the wreckage was not located. The fatality index is presumed.
Sources:
» Ahmed M. Sanussi (e-mail 13-1-2014)Photos
accident date: 16-01-1983
type: Lockheed L-1329-25 JetStar II
registration: 5A-DAR
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 Tripoli-Okba Ben Nafi Air Base to Algiers-Houari Boumediene Airport as the crow flies is 1004 km (627 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Tripoli-Okba Ben Nafi Air Base to Algiers-Houari Boumediene Airport as the crow flies is 1004 km (627 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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