Central African Airways Flight 890, a Vickers Viscount 745D, crashed during a scheduled

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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. It still remains the deadliest accident for

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Cause of the crash

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accident digest, the plane crashed while making a nighttime approach to runway 33R, and while flying in clouds the pilot descended below a safe altitude, 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.Accident description
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(Original source "ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 59-AN/54 (171–178)). Retrieved 17 August 2015

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