Korean Air Flight 803
On 27 July 1989, Korean Air Flight 803, a DC-10 crashed while attempting to land in Tripoli, Libya. 75 of the 199 passengers and crew on board plus 4 people on the ground were killed in the crash. The crash was the deadliest aviation disaster to occur in Libya at the time.
HL7328, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 July 1989 |
| Summary | Pilot error in low visibility leading to controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Near Tripoli International Airport, Tripoli, Libya |
| Total fatalities | 79 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 |
| Operator | Korean Air |
| IATA flight No. | KE803 |
| ICAO flight No. | KAL803 |
| Call sign | KOREAN AIR 803 |
| Registration | HL7328 |
| Flight origin | Seoul-Gimpo International Airport |
| 1st stopover | Bangkok-Don Mueang International Airport |
| Last stopover | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport |
| Destination | Tripoli International Airport |
| Occupants | 199 |
| Passengers | 181 |
| Crew | 18 |
| Fatalities | 75 |
| Survivors | 124 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 4 |
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