ACCIDENT OF HL7328 (47887/125)
July 27th 1989

NTSB report / statistics

The aircraft approached Tripoli in poor weather (visibility varying between 100-800ft) and crashed short of the airport. The DC-10 had accumulated 49025 flying hours.

Total airframe hrs: 49025 hours
Crew: 3 fatalities / 18 on board
Passengers: 72 fatalities / 181 on board
Total: 75 fatalities / 199 on board
Location: Tripoli (Libya)
Phase: Final Approach
Nature: Scheduled Passenger
Flight: Jeddah-King Abdul Aziz IAP - Tripoli IAP (Flightnumber 803)


Source: Aviation Safety Network / NTSB