31 Years ago today: On 27 July 1989 a Korean Air McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 crashed on approach to Tripoli; killing 75 out of 199 occupants.
Date: | Thursday 27 July 1989 |
Time: | 07:05 |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 |
Operator: | Korean Air |
Registration: | HL7328 |
C/n / msn: | 47887/125 |
First flight: | 1973 |
Total airframe hrs: | 49025 |
Cycles: | 11440 |
Engines: | 3 General Electric CF6-50C2 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 18 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 72 / Occupants: 181 |
Total: | Fatalities: 75 / Occupants: 199 |
Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | 2,4 km (1.5 mls) E of Tripoli International Airport (TIP) ( |
Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN), Saudi Arabia |
Destination airport: | Tripoli International Airport (TIP/HLLT), Libya |
Flightnumber: | KE803 |
Narrative:
Korean Air Flight 803 departed Seoul, South Korea on a flight to Tripoli, Libya with intermediate stops at Bangkok, Thailand and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Weather was poor as the aircraft approached Tripoli. Visibility was varying between 100-800 feet and the runway 27 ILS had been reported unserviceable. On final approach to runway 27 the aircraft crashed short of the runway, striking 4 houses and a number of cars.