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Boeing 747-168 HZ-AIH

12 November 1996 · New Delhi, India · Fatal

Summary

On 12 November 1996 at about 18:40 local time, a Boeing 747-168 registered HZ-AIH, operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines, was involved in an accident near New Delhi, India. 349 people were on board and 349 died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:40
Classification
Accident
Location
New Delhi, India
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 747-168
Registration
HZ-AIH
Category
Airplane
Operating rule
Part 129: Foreign
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Daharan
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
NTSB number
DCA97WA007

People

349 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
349 349 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Boeing 747-168 HZ-AIH Saudi Arabian Airlines -
Tupolev TU-154 UN76435 Kazakh Airways -

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