| Date: | Sunday 16 September 1973 |
| Time: | 17:40 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12B |
| Owner/operator: | Balkan Bulgarian Airlines |
| Registration: | LZ-BAA |
| MSN: | 8346001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-20M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kufrah Airport (AKF) -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| Kufrah Airport (AKF/HLKF) |
During landing roll the aircraft suddenly started to swerve to the left. The aircraft overran into the sand where the left main tire burst, no. 1 engine hit a stone and was torn off. The left main gear collapsed. The ensuing fire was extinguished by the local fire brigade.
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