Boeing 707 crash, Mar 23, 2001, Monrovia-Roberts
Boeing 707 accident on March 23, 2001 near Monrovia-Roberts, Margibi (Gibi & Marshall), Liberia with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot continued the...
- Date: March 23, 2001
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Monrovia-Roberts, Margibi (Gibi & Marshall), Liberia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot continued the night approach in patchy fog after briefly losing visual reference with the runway, resulting in a hard landing. No official report was found in the available sources.
A Luxor Air Boeing 707 on a charter from Jeddah landed hard on runway 04 at Monrovia-Roberts during a night approach. The pilot had briefly lost sight of the runway in patchy fog but continued. After two bounces and loss of both right engines, the aircraft left the runway and was damaged beyond repair. All occupants evacuated safely.