Jeddah – Monrovia

On March 23, 2001 at 04:30 AM, Jeddah – Monrovia experienced a crash involving Boeing 707, operated by Luxor Air, with the event recorded near Monrovia-Roberts Margibi (Gibi & Marshall).

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

182 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 182 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 175, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On a night approach to Monrovia-Roberts Airport, at an altitude of about 600 feet, the crew encountered local patches of fog and visual contact with the runway was momentarily lost by the pilot-in-command. Nevertheless, he decided to continue the approach when the aircraft landed hard on runway 04. The aircraft bounced twice then lost its both right engines. Out of control, it veered off runway and came to rest about 200 metres further. All 182 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration SU-BMV, MSN 20260, year of manufacture 1969.