Status: | 5 |
Date: | Sunday 27 July 2014 |
Type: | Ilyushin Il-76T |
Operator: | Unknown |
Registration: | 5A-DNJ |
MSN: | 0013430869 |
First flight: | 1979 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Tripoli International Airport (TIP) ( Libya)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | - |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:Several aircraft were damaged at Tripoli International Airport (TIP), Libya during fighting between rival militias. Two Ilyushin 76 transport planes were struck by RPG fire and were consumed by fire.
One IL-76 was reportedly already unserviceable, the other was parked close to another IL-76 (5A-DNG) that went up in flames on July 16, 2014.
Classification:
Destroyed on ground
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
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Fighting for the spoils of Libya's revolution (BBC, 28-1-2015)
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accident date:
27-07-2014type: Ilyushin Il-76T
registration: 5A-DNJ
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.