Accident | |
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Date | 2 December 1977 |
Summary | Fuel exhaustion |
Site | Near Benghazi, Libya 32°06′16″N 20°22′14″E / 32.10456°N 20.370432°E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-154 |
Operator | Libyan Arab Airlines leased from Balkan Bulgarian Airlines |
Registration | LZ-BTN |
Flight origin | King Abdulaziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia |
Destination | Benina International Airport, Libya |
Passengers | 159 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 59 |
Survivors | 106 |
On 2 December 1977, a Tupolev Tu-154 passenger jet ran out of fuel and crashed near Benghazi, Libya. A total of 59 passengers were killed.[1][2]