Plane crashes in Libya

95 crashes in Libya since 1929, with 925 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 95
• Fatal crashes: 48
• Fatalities: 925
• First recorded: December 14, 1929
• 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. July 27, 1989: Douglas DC-10, Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya (80 fatalities)
5. December 2, 1977: Tupolev TU-154, Al Bayda Jabal al Akhdar, Libya (59 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• De Havilland (10)
• Douglas (10)
• Fokker (10)
• Boeing (7)
• Lockheed (6)
• Avro (5)
• Bristol (5)
• Ilyushin (4)
• Short (4)
• Antonov (3)
• Handley Page (3)
• Pilatus (3)

Aircraft

• Fokker F27 Friendship (10)
• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (7)
• Boeing 707 (5)
• Bristol 130 Bombay (5)
• De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter (5)
• Ilyushin II-76 (4)
• Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings (3)
• Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) (3)
• Avro 683 Lancaster (2)
• De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide (2)
• Douglas DC-10 (2)
• Learjet 36 (2)

Years

• 1981 (6)
• 1941 (5)
• 1943 (4)
• 1945 (4)
• 1949 (4)
• 1983 (4)
• 1985 (4)
• 1987 (4)
• 1989 (4)
• 1940 (3)
• 1942 (3)
• 1956 (3)

All crashes

• September 14, 2026: Cessna 680 Citation Latitude, Misrata, 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)
• July 27, 1989: Douglas DC-10, Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya (80 fatalities)
• June 6, 1989: Fokker F27 Friendship, Zillah, Jufra, Libya (0 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 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)
• November 16, 1987: Ilyushin II-76, Sebha, Sebha, Libya (46 fatalities)
• August 8, 1987: Ilyushin II-76, Sebha, Sebha, Libya (0 fatalities)
• August 8, 1987: Ilyushin II-76, Sebha, Sebha, Libya (0 fatalities)
• June 13, 1985: Boeing 707, 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 6, 1985: Fokker F27 Friendship, Giallo, Al Wahat, Libya (0 fatalities)
• March 14, 1983: Boeing 707, Sebha, Sebha, Libya (5 fatalities)
• March 14, 1983: Boeing 707, Sebha, Sebha, Libya (5 fatalities)
• January 16, 1983: Lockheed L-1329 JetStar, Mitiga, Tripoli, Libya (2 fatalities)
• January 16, 1983: Lockheed L-1329 JetStar, Mitiga, Tripoli, Libya (2 fatalities)
• December 31, 1982: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Libya (0 fatalities)
• November 28, 1981: Fokker F27 Friendship, Kufra, Kufra, 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 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 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)
• March 25, 1980: Learjet 36, Sebha, Sebha, Libya (0 fatalities)
• December 2, 1977: Tupolev TU-154, Al Bayda Jabal al Akhdar, Libya (59 fatalities)
• December 15, 1975: Antonov AN-12, Kufra Kufra, Libya (0 fatalities)
• January 2, 1971: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Tripoli Tripoli, Libya (16 fatalities)
• December 29, 1970: Beechcraft D18, Sarir Benghazi, Libya (0 fatalities)
• June 24, 1970: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Libya (1 fatality)
• June 1, 1970: Tupolev TU-104, Tripoli Tripoli, Libya (13 fatalities)
• March 28, 1969: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Jakharrad Al Wahat, Libya (0 fatalities)
• May 7, 1968: Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy, Got El Afrag Derna, Libya (11 fatalities)
• May 4, 1966: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, El Adem Butnan, Libya (0 fatalities)
• March 28, 1964: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Benghazi Benghazi, Libya (2 fatalities)
• February 26, 1964: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Libya (0 fatalities)
• April 13, 1963: Blackburn B-101 Beverley, El Adem Butnan, Libya (2 fatalities)
• October 10, 1961: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, El Adem Butnan, Libya (17 fatalities)
• January 4, 1960: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Benghazi Benghazi, Libya (10 fatalities)
• August 9, 1958: Vickers Viscount, Benghazi Benghazi, Libya (36 fatalities)
• December 7, 1957: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, Libya (6 fatalities)
• May 28, 1957: Percival P.66 Pembroke, El Adem Butnan, Libya (0 fatalities)
• May 27, 1957: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Benghazi Benghazi, Libya (0 fatalities)
• July 22, 1956: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Gerdes El Abid Marj, Libya (0 fatalities)
• April 22, 1956: Avro 685 York, Idris Tripoli, Libya (0 fatalities)
• April 18, 1956: Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, Wheelus AFB (Mitiga) Tripoli, Libya (0 fatalities)
• September 21, 1955: Canadair C-4 North Star, Tripoli Tripoli, Libya (15 fatalities)
• November 26, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Sirte Sirte, Libya (0 fatalities)
• August 9, 1953: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Gharyan Jabal al Gharbi, Libya (0 fatalities)
• August 15, 1951: Avro 683 Lancaster, Tripoli Tripoli, Libya (1 fatality)
• December 20, 1950: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Benina Benghazi, Libya (5 fatalities)
• November 7, 1949: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Castel Benito (Qaser Bin Ghashir) Tripoli, Libya (0 fatalities)
• October 8, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Castel Benito (Qaser Bin Ghashir) Tripoli, Libya (0 fatalities)
• February 4, 1949: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Castel Benito (Qaser Bin Ghashir) Tripoli, Libya (1 fatality)
• January 15, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tobruk, Libya (0 fatalities)
• September 19, 1946: Avro 683 Lancaster, Khoms Murqub, Libya (25 fatalities)
• January 23, 1946: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), El Adem Butnan, Libya (0 fatalities)
• November 14, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), El Adem Butnan, Libya (6 fatalities)
• November 11, 1945: Short S.29 Stirling, Castel Benito (Qaser Bin Ghashir) Tripoli, Libya (26 fatalities)
• October 9, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), El Adem Butnan, Libya (0 fatalities)
• September 30, 1945: Lockheed C-60 LodeStar, Tripoli Tripoli, Libya (8 fatalities)
• November 16, 1944: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Castel Benito (Qaser Bin Ghashir) Tripoli, Libya (0 fatalities)
• November 5, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Tobruk Butnan, Libya (19 fatalities)
• July 8, 1943: Martin B-26 Marauder, Castel Benito (Qaser Bin Ghashir) Tripoli, Libya (0 fatalities)
• April 4, 1943: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Libya (9 fatalities)
• January 19, 1943: Bristol 130 Bombay, Sedada Misrata, Libya (0 fatalities)
• December 16, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Benghazi Benghazi, Libya (4 fatalities)
• January 23, 1942: Bristol 130 Bombay, Zāwiyat Masūs Benghazi, Libya (0 fatalities)
• January 10, 1942: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, El Adem Butnan, Libya (0 fatalities)
• December 21, 1941: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Tobruk Butnan, Libya (0 fatalities)
• November 17, 1941: Bristol 130 Bombay, Tawīlat al Ghazālah Nuqat al Khams, Libya (3 fatalities)
• November 8, 1941: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Libya (0 fatalities)
• July 31, 1941: Short S.25 Sunderland, Libya (8 fatalities)
• March 21, 1941: Avro 652 Anson, El Adem Butnan, Libya (0 fatalities)
• October 19, 1940: Bristol 130 Bombay, Benghazi Benghazi, Libya (5 fatalities)
• June 28, 1940: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero, Tobruk Butnan, Libya (9 fatalities)
• June 21, 1940: Bristol 130 Bombay, Libya (4 fatalities)
• December 21, 1939: Lockheed 14 Super Electra, Libya (5 fatalities)
• September 24, 1936: CRDA CANT Z.506, Benghazi Benghazi, Libya (9 fatalities)
• December 29, 1935: Caudron C.630 Simoun, Libya (0 fatalities)
• December 14, 1929: Nieuport-Delage NiD-641, Sirte Sirte, Libya (3 fatalities)