AIRBUS A330 near Tripoli — 2010-05-12
- Date
- 2010-05-12
- Location
- Tripoli, LY
- Aircraft
- AIRBUS A330
- Registration
- 5A-ONG
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- Fatal
- Fatalities
- 103
Probable cause
Investigated by a foreign authority; NTSB does not determine probable cause.
NTSB narrative
On May 12, 2010, at approximately 0600 local time (0400 UTC), Afriqiyah Airways flight number 771, an Airbus A330-200 equipped with General Electric CF6-8E1 engines, tail number 5A-ONG, crashed short of the runway in Tripoli, Libya. The flight originated in Johannesburg, South Africa. Of the 93 passengers and 11 crew on board, one passenger survived. The Libyan CAA is investigating the accident. As the State of design and manufacture of the engines, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to the Libyan CAA's investigation. All inquiries regarding this accident should be directed to: LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA Civil Aviation and Meteorology Higher Institute P.O. Box 84116 Tripoli Libyan Arab Jamahiriya