Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771

The misfortune machine in November 2009 at the Dubai airport

Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 is an international flight line of the Libyan Afriqiyah Airways from Johannesburg to Tripoli, in which an Airbus A330 -202 on May 12, 2010 at 04:10 UTC clock ( clock 06:10 CEST) on the landing approach to the airport Tripoli crashed. The machine was supposed to fly further than 912 flight to London Gatwick Airport. The cause of the crash is unknown.

Victim

When disaster 103 people were killed, according to official Libyan information. On board the machine, according to the airline, 93 passengers and 11 crew members, including 13 Libyan nationals and 71 Dutch. A 9- year-old boy from the Netherlands has survived the crash.

Weather

At the time of the crash ruled excellent weather conditions: the airport was clear of clouds, there was good visibility and light wind only.

Aircraft

In the crashed aircraft was an Airbus A330 -202 with serial number 1024 and the air vehicle registration 5A - ONG. The aircraft was equipped with two General Electric CF6- 80E1A3 engines. The aircraft completed its first flight on 12 August 2009 and was delivered in September 2009 directly to Afriqiyah Airways. Up to crash the plane had completed 420 takeoffs and landings and 1600 flight hours had been in operation.

Cause of the accident

The investigation into the accident is carried out by the Libyan aviation authorities. Airbus, the French investigative agency BEA, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and the South African and Dutch aviation authority delegated representative. According to an analysis of the flight data recorder, the Libyan authorities announced on 14 August 2010 that there was no reference to technical problems, a fire or explosion before the crash. There had been no problems with the fuel and the crew did not request assistance.