Sofia - Al-Koufrah

On December 15, 1975 at 12:00 AM, Sofia - Al-Koufrah experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-12, operated by Balkan Bulgarian Airlines, with the event recorded near Kufra Kufra (<U+0627><U+0644><U+0643><U+0641><U+0631><U+0629>).

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. For unknown reason, the four engine aircraft landed hard. After touchdown, it was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest. All five crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The exact date remains unknown but the accident occurred during December 1975.

Aircraft reference details include registration LZ-BAA, MSN 8 3 460 01, year of manufacture 1968.