A flight from Johannesburg has crashed near Tripoli, and there is only one survivor left from the Libyan plane crash. The plane, an Airbus A330 200, was carrying 104 aboard. Fog was reported around the runway, but the cause is unknown as yet. Foul play is not suspected, but authorities will put fast cash into setting up an inquiry.
Libyan plane crash en route to regular stop
The Libyan plane crash happened at an international airport in Tripoli. The stop itself was part of a flight path from Johannesburg, South Africa, to London. It was par for the course, with a regular stop and a small layover before taking off again. At least one of the passengers was confirmed as being British. Only one survived, of the 93 passengers and 11 crew.
Only one person survived, a young Dutch Boy, according to the Christian Science Monitor. Afriyiqah Airlines Flight 771 was an Airbus A330 200, a mid size liner comparable to a Boeing 767. The nationalities of all passengers isn’t known yet.
The plane not to blame
The Airbus A330-200 is not the Ford Pinto of the sky, but this isn’t the very first time it has been involved or implicated in a fatal crash. The plane crashed close to the runway and disintegrated. Four fatal incidents are attributed to this model of airplane, as outlined by the Aviation Safety Network, but only three were crashes. Another fatality that occurred involving an Airbus A330 was a hijacker who jumped out of a re-pressurized plane. (Apparently extremists don’t bother learning physics.) An investigation by Libyan authorities is pending.
Article resources
Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2010/0512/Libya-plane-crash-kills-103-Libyan-authorities-rule-out-terrorism
Aviation Safety Network
http://www.aviation-safety.net/database/dblist.php?Type=023
