Back Afriqiyah Lugdiens Vlug 771 Afrikaans الخطوط الجوية الإفريقية الرحلة 771 Arabic Vol 771 d'Afriqiyah Airways Catalan Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 Danish Afriqiyah-Airways-Flug 771 German Vuelo 771 de Afriqiyah Airways Spanish Afriqiyah Airwaysin lento 771 Finnish Vol Afriqiyah Airways 771 French Voo 771 de Afriqiyah Airways Galician Afriqiyah Airways Penerbangan 771 ID
 5A-ONG, the aircraft involved in the accident seen on 17 November 2009 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 May 2010 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain in low visibilty |
| Site | Near Tripoli International Airport, Tripoli, Libya 32°39′41″N 13°7′9″E / 32.66139°N 13.11917°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A330-202 |
| Operator | Afriqiyah Airways |
| IATA flight No. | 8U771 |
| ICAO flight No. | AAW771 |
| Call sign | AFRIQIYAH 771 |
| Registration | 5A-ONG |
| Flight origin | OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Destination | Tripoli International Airport, Tripoli, Libya |
| Occupants | 104 |
| Passengers | 93 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Fatalities | 103 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 was a scheduled international Afriqiyah Airways passenger flight that crashed on 12 May 2010 at about 06:01 local time (04:01 UTC) on approach to Tripoli International Airport, about 1,200 metres (3,900 ft; 1,300 yd) short of the runway.[1][2] Of the 104 passengers and crew on board, 103 were killed. The sole survivor was a 9-year-old Dutch boy.[3][4][5][6] The crash of Flight 771 was the third hull-loss of an Airbus A330 involving fatalities, occurring eleven months after the crash of Air France Flight 447.[7][8]
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