Aviation Crash Map

Aviation accidents in Saudi Arabia

The NTSB database holds 43 accidents and incidents in Saudi Arabia, recorded between 1993 to 2025. 4 of them were fatal (9%), and 19 people died.

The deadliest year was 1999, with 12 deaths.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 747, Boeing 737 and Boeing 777.

33 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

43
Records
4
Fatal
19
Deaths
9%
Share fatal
1993 to 2025
Period
Show these on the map 10 of 43 have coordinates

By decade

1990s 4
2000s 11
2010s 17
2020s 11

Aircraft types involved

Boeing 747 9 Boeing 737 5 Boeing 777 3 Airbus A300 2 Boeing B747 2 Cessna T310R 2

Operators involved

Saudi Arabian Airlines 6 Aramco Associated Co 2 Iraqi Airways 2 Turkish Airlines 1 Air Atlanta Icelandic 1 Royal Air Moroc 1

All 43 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
2 Oct 1999 Bell 214ST
N704H
 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Aramco Aviation Department Fatal 12
15 May 2018 Maule M7
HZ-NC7
 Abayt, Saudi Arabia Saudi Wildlife Authority Fatal 4
18 Apr 2001 Cessna T310R
N700AS
 Madinah, Saudi Arabia Aircraft Support and Services Inc. Fatal 2
22 Sep 2020 Cessna 172
N9056K
 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Walla Aviation Fatal 1
11 Nov 2025 Airbus A340
HB-JMF
 Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Edelweiss Air AG Unknown -
8 Nov 2025 Boeing 737
A4O-BAA
 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Oman Air No injuries -
2 Nov 2024 Boeing 787
F-OLRC
 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 - Unknown -
9 Oct 2024 Air Tractor AT-504
N149SH
 Gizan, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
21 Apr 2024 Boeing 747
9H-AKF
 Ryadh, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
26 Mar 2024 Boeing 777
TC-LKA
 Madinah, Saudi Arabia Turkish Airlines No injuries -
27 May 2023 Boeing 737
SU-GEM
 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Egypt Air No injuries -
13 Jul 2022 Gulfstream GIV
HZ-A23
 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Alpha Star Aviation Services No injuries -
31 Mar 2022 Bombardier GLOBAL 7500
9H-VIG
 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia VistaJet Ltd Unknown -
31 Jan 2020 Boeing 747
TC-MCT
 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Saudia Cargo No injuries -
8 Sep 2019 Boeing 767
ET-ALO
 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 - Unknown -
10 Jul 2018 Honda HA-420
VP-CEF
 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 - Unknown -
11 Feb 2017 Boeing 777
YI-AQZ
 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Iraqi Airways No injuries -
9 Mar 2016 Boeing 747
TF-AMU
 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 - Unknown -
23 Jul 2015 Airbus A330-223
HL8211
 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Korean Air No injuries -
25 Feb 2015 Boeing 747-468
HZ-AIX
 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
5 Jan 2014 Boeing 767-3W0ER
HS-BKE
 Madinah, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Saudi Arabian Airlines Serious injuries -
28 Apr 2013 Boeing 777
HZ-AK16
 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Saudi Arabian Airlines No injuries -
24 Mar 2013 Boeing
9M-MPM
 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 - Unknown -
13 Sep 2012 Boeing 737
CN-ROP
 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Royal Air Moroc Unknown -
20 Aug 2012 Boeing 747-400
YI-AQQ
 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Iraqi Airways Unknown -
18 Jun 2012 Boeing 747
EP-MND
 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Mahan Air Unknown -
16 Feb 2011 Boeing 747
HZ-AIS
 Madinah, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Saudi Arabian Airlines Corp No injuries -
12 Dec 2010 Boeing 747
HZ-AWA1
 Medina, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Al Wafeer Airlines No injuries -
27 Jul 2010 McDonnell Douglas MD11
D-ALCQ
 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Lufthansa Air Cargo Serious injuries -
24 Apr 2010 Boeing 737-300
N444HE
 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Mirage Aviation Ltd No injuries -
22 Aug 2009 Agusta A109E
N906AH
 Ras Tanajib, Saudi Arabia Aramco Associated Co No injuries -
8 May 2009 McDonnell Douglas MD90
HZ-APW
 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Saudia No injuries -
5 Jul 2008 Boeing B747
HS-VAC
 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Saudi Arabian Airlines Unknown -
19 Apr 2007 Boeing 747-300
TFATJ
 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Air Atlanta Icelandic Unknown -
27 Mar 2007 Embraer E-170
HZ-AEN
 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Saudi Arabian Airlines No injuries -
30 Jul 2001 Airbus A300-600
HZ-AJJ
 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Saudi Arabian Airlines No injuries -
25 Mar 2001 Boeing B-737-700 Riyahd, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
24 Jan 2001 Cessna T310R
N2104X
 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia HOT Air Inc. No injuries -
26 Mar 2000 Boeing B747-267B
APBCO
 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Pakistan Internat. Airlines No injuries -
29 Feb 2000 Bell 214ST
N7824H
 Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Aramco Minor injuries -
6 Sep 1997 Boeing 737-200
HZ-AG
 Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Saudi Arabian Airlines Unknown -
30 Jun 1997 Airbus A300-600
UNK
 Saudia Arabia, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Emirates Airlines No injuries -
11 Aug 1993 Bell 212
N709H
 Marjan, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 Aramco Associated Co No injuries -