ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A300B4-622R 5A-DLZ Tripoli International Airport (TIP)

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Status:	5
Date:	Thursday 25 August 2011
Type:	Airbus A300B4-622R
Operator:	Libyan Arab Airlines
Registration:	5A-DLZ
MSN:	616
First flight:	1991-08-21 (20 years )
Engines:	2 Pratt & Whitney PW4158
Crew:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Aircraft fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Tripoli International Airport (TIP) ( Libya)
Phase:	Standing (STD)
Nature:	-
Departure airport:	-
Destination airport:	-

Narrative:
Two Airbus A300 aircraft, 5A-IAY of Afriqiyah Airways and 5A-DLZ of Libyan Arab Airlines, were destroyed at Tripoli International Airport (TIP) during a battle between Libyan rebels and Gaddafi loyalists. Both aircraft burned out. Another aircraft, Airbus A320 5A-ONK, operated by Afriqiyah Airways sustained substantial damage after being hit by shelling in the lower fuselage. The resulting fire was quickly contained.

Classification:

Destroyed on ground
Damaged on the ground

Sources:

» CNN

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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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