Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Jun 6, 1989, Zillah
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on June 6, 1989 near Zillah, Jufra, Libya with no fatalities. Cause: Left engine vibration after takeoff led the crew to...
- Date: June 6, 1989
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Zillah, Jufra, Libya
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Left engine vibration after takeoff led the crew to turn back, and the aircraft could not maintain altitude on the return.
A Libyan Arab Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship 600 on a scheduled flight from Zillah to Tripoli returned after vibration in its left engine shortly after takeoff on 6 June 1989. Unable to hold a safe altitude, it crash landed in desert terrain a few kilometres from the airport. All 39 occupants got out and nine passengers were injured.