1977 Libyan Arab Airlines Tu-154 crash

1977 aviation accident over Libya September 2019 1977 Libyan Arab Airlines Tu-154 crash LAZ Tu154 (8801592328).jpg 1.15 LZ-BTM, a similar aircraft to the one involved 1977 12 02 y Forced landing after fuel exhaustion Accident Near Benghazi, Libya 59 Tupolev Tu-154 Jiddah International Airport, Saudi Arabia Benina International Airport, Libya Libyan Arab Airlines leased from Balkan Bulgarian Airlines LZ-BTN 165 159 6 106 32.10456 N 20.370432 E title,inline On 2 December 1977, a Tupolev Tu-154 passenger jet ran out of fuel and made a forced landing near Benghazi, Libya. A total of 59 passengers were killed. 10 July 2001 Хроника падающих Ту-154 • Gazeta.Ru: Chronicle of falling Tu-154 https://www.gazeta.ru/2001/07/10/hronikapadau.shtml dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010714225509/http://www.gazeta.ru:80/2001/07/10/hronikapadau.shtml 14 July 2001 9 April 2017 www.gazeta.ru ru Crash of a Tupolev TU-154 in Al Bayda: 59 killed http://www.baaa-acro.com/1977/archives/crash-of-a-tupolev-tu-154-in-al-bayda-59-killed/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170409111747/http://www.baaa-acro.com/1977/archives/crash-of-a-tupolev-tu-154-in-al-bayda-59-killed/ 9 April 2017 9 April 2017 www.baaa-acro.com B3A Aircraft Accidents Archives Aircraft The aircraft was a Tu-154A registered LZ-BTN and had its first flight in 1974. It was one of six Tu-154s to be leased by Libyan Arab Airlines from Balkan Bulgarian Airlines for that year's pilgrim flights to Mecca for the Hajj. Accident The aircraft took off from Jiddah International Airport in Saudi Arabia on a flight to Benina International Airport in the Libyan city of Benghazi with a crew of six and 159 passengers – pilgrims returning to Libya from the Hajj – on board. Egyptian airspace was closed to Libyan aircraft at the time, necessitating an indirect route to Benghazi instead of the direct route across Egypt; the crew reportedly did not plan for the longer flight time, leaving the aircraft short of fuel.21 January 1978 FLIGHT SAFETY 1977 — a safe year for scheduled passengers https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%200125.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121102084253/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%200125.html 2 November 2012 24 July 2010 www.flightglobal.com As the aircraft neared Benghazi, heavy fog blanketed the airport and the pilots could not land the aircraft. After failing to locate the alternate airport, the aircraft ran out of fuel and made a forced landing, killing 59 out of the 165 on board.Ranter Harro Aviation Safety Network LZ-BTN accident description https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19771202-0 live https://web.archive.org/web/20050408123450/http://aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=19771202-0 8 April 2005 23 July 2010 Aviation Safety Network Flight Safety Foundation See also Avianca Flight 052 Notes References Aviation 1970s Libya Bulgaria Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1977 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Tupolev Tu-154 Category:Airliner accidents and incidents caused by fuel exhaustion Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Libya Benghazi Libyan Arab Airlines Tu-154 Crash, 1977 Category:History of Benghazi Category:Libyan Airlines accidents and incidents Category:December 1977 in Africa