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Date Friday 2 December 1977
Time
Type Silhouette image of generic T154 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Tupolev Tu-154A
Operator Libyan Arab Airlines, lsf Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
Registration LZ-BTN
MSN 74A054
Year of manufature 1974
Engines Kuznetsov NK-8-2U
Crew Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Passengers Fatalities: 59 / Occupants: 159
Total occupants Fatalities: 59 / Occupants: 165
Aircraft damage Destroyed, written off
Aircraft fate w/o
Location near Benghazi   Libya
Phase Landing
Nature Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure Airport Jeddah International Airport (JED/OEJD)
Destination Airport Benghazi-Benina International Airport (BEN/HLLB)
Narrative Landing at Benghazi wasn't possible due to heavy fog. When the crew weren't able to locate the alternate airport, they ran out of fuel. A forced landing was carried out. LZ-BTN was one of 6 Tupolev 154s leased by Libyan Arab Airlines from Balkan Bulgarian Airlines for Hadj pilgrim flights to Mecca.

sources

Soviet Transports
Tupolev Tu-154 / Colin Ballantine