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| Date | 9 August 1958 |
| Type | Pilot error |
| Site | Near Benina International Airport in Libya |
| Passengers | 47 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Injuries | Unknown |
| Fatalities | 36 |
| Survivors | 18 |
| Aircraft type | Vickers Viscount |
| Operator | Central African Airways |
| Tail number | VP-YNE "Mpika" |
| Flight origin | Wadi Halfa Airport, Sudan |
| Destination | Benina International Airport, Libya |
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 9 kilometers southeast of Benina International Airport in Libya.[1]
A total of 47 passengers and 7 crew members were on board, of which only 18 survived, making it the deadliest ever plane crash in Libya at the time of the accident.
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According to an International Civil Aviation Organization accident digest, the plane crashed when making an approach to runway 33 Right and, while flying in clouds, the pilot descended below the appropriate height, causing the aircraft to crash into high ground. While the reason for the quick descent remains unknown, it is believed the pilot may have misinterpreted the reading of his altimeter as a result of fatigue and possible indisposition.
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