Incident Overview
Date: Monday 1 June 1970
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-104A
Owner/operator: CSA Ceskoslovensk Aerolinie
Registration Number: OK-NDD
Location: 5,5 km S of Tripoli International Airport (TIP) –
ÿ Libya
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
The pilot initiated a deviation from the planned approach and subsequently crashed into the runway during a failed visual approach to runway 18. The impact resulted in fire.The pilot initiated a deviation from the planned approach and subsequently crashed into the runway during a failed visual approach to runway 18. The impact resulted in fire.
Description
After two failed visual approaches to runway 18, the pilot decided to try runway 36. The aircraft hit the ground 5,5 km South of the runway with a speed of 350 km/h. The aircraft caught fire.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Pilot error during a deviation from the planned approach.Pilot error during a deviation from the planned approach.Share on:
