ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-76TD 5A-DNF Tripoli International Airport (TIP)
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Status:5
Date:Tuesday 15 April 1986
Time:02:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic IL76 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Ilyushin Il-76TD
Operator:Jamahiriya Air Transport
Registration: 5A-DNF
MSN: 0033445302
First flight:
Engines: 4 Soloviev D-30KP
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Tripoli International Airport (TIP) (   Libya)
Phase: Standing (STD)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:-
Destination airport:-
Narrative:
The early 1980-ies was a period of escalating reciprocal actions by the United States and Libya. The U.S. claimed that several terrorist attacks, a.o. on the airports of Vienna and Rome in 1985, were carried out by Libyan-supported terrorism. The U.S. decided to push the issue in the Spring of 1986, contemplating a military attack in order to send a message about support for international terrorism. After several days of diplomatic talks with European and Arab partners, President Reagan ordered the strike on Libya on April 14: Operation Eldorado Canyon. In the early morning of April 15 several airports and the Libyan defense network were targeted. Six General Dynamics F-111F strategic bombers attacked Tripoli Airport, destroying military fighters as well as three Ilyushin 76 transport planes (5A-DNF, 5A-DNL, 5A-DLL), a DHC-6 Twin Otter (5A-DCS). At Benina Airport, six Grumman A-6E Intruders caused the destruction of Mi-8 helicopters. A Fokker F-27 (5A-DLP) was damaged beyond repair.

Classification:
Destroyed on ground
Damaged on the ground

Sources:
» Soviet Transports
» Wikipedia - Operation El Dorado Canyon


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photo of Ilyushin-Il-76TD-5A-DNF
accident date: 15-04-1986
type: Ilyushin Il-76TD
registration: 5A-DNF
 
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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