Airbus A330 5A-ONG

Summary

On 12 May 2010 at about 04:00 local time, a Airbus A330 registered 5A-ONG, operated by Afriqiyah Airways, was involved in an accident near Tripoli, Libya. 104 people were on board and 103 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 May 2010 at 04:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Tripoli, Libya

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Airbus A330

Registration

5A-ONG

Category

Airplane

Operator

Afriqiyah Airways

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA10RA059

103 people died.

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

On May 12, 2010, at approximately 0600 local time (0400 UTC), Afriqiyah Airways flight number 771, an Airbus A330-200 equipped with General Electric CF6-8E1 engines, tail number 5A-ONG, crashed short of the runway in Tripoli, Libya. The flight originated in Johannesburg, South Africa. Of the 93 passengers and 11 crew on board, one passenger survived. The Libyan CAA is investigating the accident. As the State of design and manufacture of the engines, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to the Libyan CAA's investigation. All inquiries regarding this accident should be directed to: LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA Civil Aviation and Meteorology Higher Institute P.O. Box 84116 Tripoli Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.