Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 8 August 1987
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-76M
Owner/operator: Libyan Arab Repubic Air Force
Registration Number: 5A-DKK
Location: Sebha Airport (SEB) –
ÿ Libya
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: The IL-76M transport plane.The IL-76M transport plane.
Category: Accident
An IL-76M transport plane carrying passengers and cargo was involved in an accident near Sebha, Libya, during the 1987 Chadian-Libyan conflict. The aircraft experienced an altimeter malfunction and an incorrect approach, leading to a crash.An IL-76M transport plane carrying passengers and cargo was involved in an accident near Sebha, Libya, during the 1987 Chadian-Libyan conflict. The aircraft experienced an altimeter malfunction and an incorrect approach, leading to a crash.
Description
The IL-76M transport plane was involved in the evacuation of the Aouzou Strip on the Chad/Libyan border during the 1987 Chadian-Libyan conflict. Chadian forces were recapturing the Aouzou Strip and the aircraft took off under shelling. Because of the resulting hurry the altimeter was not set correctly and the aircraft suffered an accident on approach to Sebha, Libya.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18t3RSv84n/https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18t3RSv84n/Primary Cause
Altimeter malfunction and incorrect approach during a rapid evacuation operation.Altimeter malfunction and incorrect approach during a rapid evacuation operation.Share on:
