Boeing 727-200 crash, Dec 22, 1992 (157 killed), Tripoli
Boeing 727-200 accident on December 22, 1992 near Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya with 157 fatalities. Cause: Mid-air collision between the airliner in a...
- Date: December 22, 1992
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
- Location: Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
- Fatalities: 157
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Mid-air collision between the airliner in a holding pattern and a MiG-23 departing Tripoli, with air traffic control and separation failures reported as contributing factors.
A Libyan Arab Airlines Boeing 727 on a scheduled service from Benghazi was holding over Tripoli due to military traffic when a Libyan Air Force MiG-23 that had just taken off struck its tail. The 727 entered a dive and crashed about 9 km from the airport, killing all 157 people aboard. Both MiG crew members ejected.