De Havilland DH.106 Comet crash, Jan 2, 1971 (16 killed)
De Havilland DH.106 Comet accident on January 2, 1971 near Tripoli Tripoli, Libya with 16 fatalities.
- Date: January 2, 1971
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.106 Comet
- Location: Tripoli Tripoli, Libya
- Fatalities: 16
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
Flight MS844 from Algiers to Cairo via Tripoli was landing at Tripoli in sand haze, with visibility below the airline minimum, when it struck sand dunes about 7 km short of the runway threshold. All 16 occupants were killed.