# NTSB DCA10RA059: Airbus A330, Tripoli, Libya, May 12, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 12, 2010, 04:00 local (04:00 UTC)
- Place: Tripoli, Libya
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 103 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75988
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA10RA059
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75988/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10RA059

## Factual narrative

On May 12, 2010, at approximately 0600 local time (0400 UTC), Afriqiyah Airways flight number 771, an Airbus A330-200 equipped with General Electric CF6-8E1 engines, tail number 5A-ONG, crashed short of the runway in Tripoli, Libya. The flight originated in Johannesburg, South Africa. Of the 93 passengers and 11 crew on board, one passenger survived. The Libyan CAA is investigating the accident. As the State of design and manufacture of the engines, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to the Libyan CAA's investigation. All inquiries regarding this accident should be directed to: LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA Civil Aviation and Meteorology Higher Institute P.O. Box 84116 Tripoli Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

## Aircraft

- Registration: 5A-ONG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A330 (200)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1024
- Engines: General Electric CF6-8E1 turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Afriqiyah Airways
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

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