El Adem – Tripoli

On December 20, 1950 at 12:00 AM, El Adem – Tripoli experienced a crash involving Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Benina Benghazi (<U+0628><U+0646><U+063A><U+0627><U+0632><U+064A>).

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

34 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 29 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 14.7%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 27, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While cruising at the assigned altitude of 8,500 feet, a propeller blade on the engine number two separated and penetrated the fuselage, killing the copilot who was sitting in the crew room. The captain informed ground and decided to divert to Benina Airport. Few minutes later, the engine number two detached from its mount and hit the elevator, causing the aircraft to be difficult to control. On final approach to Benina, the aircraft was rolling left to right, stalled and crashed in flames upside down few dozen yards from the runway threshold. Five crew members, among them the captain, were killed, while 29 other occupants were evacuated, some of them slightly injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration TG574, MSN 65, year of manufacture 1949.