Plane crashes in Libya

26 crashes in Libya since 1980, with 438 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 26
• Fatal crashes: 12
• Fatalities: 438
• First recorded: March 25, 1980
• Most recent: September 14, 2026

Deadliest

1. December 22, 1992: Boeing 727-200, Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya (157 fatalities)
2. May 12, 2010: Airbus A330, Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya (103 fatalities)
3. July 27, 1989: Douglas DC-10, Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya (80 fatalities)
4. November 16, 1987: Ilyushin II-76, Sebha, Sebha, Libya (46 fatalities)
5. January 13, 2000: Short 360, Marsa el Brega, Al Wahat, Libya (22 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Fokker (6)
• Boeing (4)
• De Havilland (4)
• Antonov (2)
• Ilyushin (2)
• Lockheed (2)
• Airbus (1)
• Cessna (1)
• Douglas (1)
• Learjet (1)
• Pilatus (1)
• Short (1)

Aircraft

• Fokker F27 Friendship (6)
• De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter (4)
• Boeing 707 (3)
• Ilyushin II-76 (2)
• Airbus A330 (1)
• Antonov AN-24 (1)
• Antonov AN-26 (1)
• Boeing 727-200 (1)
• Douglas DC-10 (1)
• Learjet 36 (1)
• Lockheed C-130 Hercules (1)
• Lockheed L-1329 JetStar (1)

Years

• 1981 (3)
• 1983 (2)
• 1985 (2)
• 1987 (2)
• 1989 (2)
• 1992 (2)
• 1980 (1)
• 1982 (1)
• 1988 (1)
• 1990 (1)
• 1991 (1)
• 1994 (1)

All crashes

• September 14, 2026: Cessna 680A Citation Latitude, Misrata International Airport, Misrata, Libya (0 fatalities)
• April 29, 2018: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Sharara Field, Wadi al Hayaa, Libya (3 fatalities)
• May 12, 2010: Airbus A330, Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya (103 fatalities)
• June 8, 2008: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Sidra (As Sidr), Sirte, Libya (0 fatalities)
• October 31, 2007: Antonov AN-26, Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya (0 fatalities)
• January 13, 2000: Short 360, Marsa el Brega, Al Wahat, Libya (22 fatalities)
• December 23, 1997: Fokker F27 Friendship, Bani Walid, Misrata, Libya (0 fatalities)
• March 19, 1994: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya (1 fatality)
• December 22, 1992: Boeing 727-200, Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya (157 fatalities)
• April 7, 1992: Antonov AN-24, Majin al Ma`qarah (Al Sarah), Nalut, Libya (3 fatalities)
• December 7, 1991: Boeing 707, Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya (0 fatalities)
• November 21, 1990: Fokker F27 Friendship, Al Abraq (Labrak), Derna, Libya (0 fatalities)
• July 27, 1989: Douglas DC-10, Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya (80 fatalities)
• June 6, 1989: Fokker F27 Friendship, Zillah, Jufra, Libya (0 fatalities)
• November 30, 1988: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Hamada al Hamra, Jabal al Gharbi, Libya (14 fatalities)
• November 16, 1987: Ilyushin II-76, Sebha, Sebha, Libya (46 fatalities)
• August 8, 1987: Ilyushin II-76, Sebha, Sebha, Libya (0 fatalities)
• June 13, 1985: Boeing 707, Sebha, Sebha, Libya (0 fatalities)
• March 6, 1985: Fokker F27 Friendship, Giallo, Al Wahat, Libya (0 fatalities)
• March 14, 1983: Boeing 707, Sebha, Sebha, Libya (5 fatalities)
• January 16, 1983: Lockheed L-1329 JetStar, Mitiga, Tripoli, Libya (2 fatalities)
• December 31, 1982: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Libya, All Libya, Libya (0 fatalities)
• November 28, 1981: Fokker F27 Friendship, Kufra, Kufra, Libya (0 fatalities)
• March 26, 1981: Fokker F27 Friendship, Kufra, Kufra, Libya (0 fatalities)
• March 9, 1981: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Q5 A-103 Oil Field, Al Wahat, Libya (2 fatalities)
• March 25, 1980: Learjet 36, Sebha, Sebha, Libya (0 fatalities)