Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103

Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103
Accident
Date22 December 1992
SummaryMid-air collision
SiteNear Tripoli International Airport, Tripoli, Libya
32°39′59″N 13°17′44″E / 32.66639°N 13.29556°E / 32.66639; 13.29556
Total fatalities159
Total injuries2
Total survivors2
First aircraft

5A-DIA, the Boeing 727 involved, in May 1986
Type Boeing 727-2L5
OperatorLibyan Arab Airlines
Registration5A-DIA
Flight originBenina International Airport
DestinationTripoli International Airport
Occupants159
Passengers150
Crew9
Fatalities159
Survivors0
Second aircraft

A Libyan Air Force MiG-23, similar to the one involved
TypeMikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23UB
Operator Libyan Air Force
Registration8428
Occupants2
Crew2
Fatalities0
Injuries2
Survivors2

Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103 was a Boeing 727-2L5 with 9 crew members and 150 passengers on board that collided with a LARAF Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23UB on 22 December 1992. All 159 people on board Flight 1103 were killed, while the pilot and instructor of the MiG-23 ejected and survived.:8 It is the deadliest aviation disaster to occur in Libya.