1958 Central African Airways plane crash [SEP] point in time
1958 Central African Airways plane crash
The 1958 Central African Airways plane crash occurred when a Vickers Viscount airliner crashed during a scheduled passenger flight from Wadi Halfa, Sudan, to Benghazi, Libya, on 9 August 1958 about nine kilometers southeast of Benina International Airport in Libya. A total of forty-seven passengers and seven crew members were on board of whom only eighteen survived, making it the deadliest ever plane crash in Libya at the time of the accident.
Cause of the crash.
According to an International Civil
passengers and the flight engineer perished. In addition 5 people on the ground were also killed. The aircraft caught fire and was written off. This is the deadliest aviation accident in Liberia to this day.
Africa Libya.
- 1958 Central African Airways plane crash The plane, a Vickers Viscount was carrying 54 people when it crashed into high ground, killing 36 people. At the time, it was the deadliest plane crash in Libya. Possible fatigue and indisposition were blamed for the crash.
- Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771