Aviation Crash Map

Beechcraft D18S N5967C

29 December 1970 · Benghazi, Africa · No injuries

Summary

On 29 December 1970 at about 13:00 local time, a Beechcraft D18S registered N5967C, operated by Air Libya, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Benghazi, Africa. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Benghazi, Africa
Nearest airport
Sarir Landing Stp
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Beechcraft D18S
Registration
N5967C
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Air Libya
Operating rule
Contract Carrier
Purpose of flight
Charter Passg-Domestic
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Nasser Base, Benina
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
6-0084

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
6 0 0 0 6

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY THE GOVT OF LIBYA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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