Canadair C-4 North Star crash, Sep 21, 1955 (15 killed)
Canadair C-4 North Star accident on September 21, 1955 near Tripoli Tripoli, Libya with 15 fatalities. Cause: Captain's error of judgement during a...
- Date: September 21, 1955
- Aircraft: Canadair C-4 North Star
- Location: Tripoli Tripoli, Libya
- Fatalities: 15
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Captain's error of judgement during a visual approach, relying on the runway lights and not sufficiently monitoring the flight instruments
A BOAC Canadair C-4 Argonaut on approach to Tripoli Airport at night in poor weather made several go arounds before a fourth approach ended with the aircraft striking trees about 1,200 yards short of runway 11. Two crew and 13 passengers were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.