Siirt - Tripoli

On December 23, 1997 at 12:00 AM, Siirt - Tripoli experienced a crash involving Fokker F27 Friendship, operated by Libyan Arab Airlines, with the event recorded near Bani Walid Misrata (<U+0645><U+0635><U+0631><U+0627><U+062A><U+0629> ).

The flight was categorized as geographical / geophysical / scientific 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 technical failure. The aircraft departed Siirt on a cloud-seeding flight to Tripoli. It is believed that the crew encountered technical problems enroute and decided to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a sandy area located 15 km south of Bani Walid and came to rest. All five occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5A-DBO, MSN 10513, year of manufacture 1975.