Douglas DC-10 crash, Jul 27, 1989 (80 killed), Tripoli
Douglas DC-10 accident on July 27, 1989 near Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya with 80 fatalities. Cause: The crew continued the descent below the glide path in...
- Date: July 27, 1989
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-10
- Location: Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
- Fatalities: 80
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew continued the descent below the glide path in fog while the runway 27 ILS was unserviceable, which the official-style finding attributes to pilot error.
Korean Air Flight 803, a DC-10-30 on a Seoul to Tripoli service via Bangkok and Jeddah, crashed while attempting to land at Tripoli in fog. It struck obstacles short of runway 27 and was destroyed. Eighty people died, 74 on board and 6 on the ground.