Incident Overview
Date: Friday 2 December 1977
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-154A
Owner/operator: Libyan Arab Airlines, lsf Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
Registration Number: LZ-BTN
Location: near Benghazi –
ÿ Libya
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 59 / Occupants: 165
Component Affected: Tupolev 154 aircraftTupolev 154 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Tupolev 154 aircraft carrying pilgrims to Mecca experienced a forced landing at Benghazi due to heavy fog, resulting in fuel exhaustion. The crew lacked an alternate airport, necessitating a landing at LZ-BTN.A Tupolev 154 aircraft carrying pilgrims to Mecca experienced a forced landing at Benghazi due to heavy fog, resulting in fuel exhaustion. The crew lacked an alternate airport, necessitating a landing at LZ-BTN.
Description
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.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Heavy fog prevented the location of an alternate airport.Heavy fog prevented the location of an alternate airport.Share on:
