Boeing 747 HZ-AIS

Summary

On 16 February 2011, a Boeing 747 registered HZ-AIS, operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines Corp, was involved in an accident near Madinah, Saudi Arabia. 278 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 February 2011

Classification

Accident

Location

Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Nearest airport

Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (OMEL)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 747

Registration

HZ-AIS

Category

Airplane

Operator

Saudi Arabian Airlines Corp

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Riyadh → Madinah

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

DCA11WA033

Nobody was injured.

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On February 16, 2011, a Saudi Arabian Airlines, Boeing 747-300, registration HZ-AIS, exited the runway at taxiway B and entered the sandy area after landing on runway 17 at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (OEMA), Madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. There were no injuries to the 260 passengers and 17 crewmembers onboard, but the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from King Khaled International Airport (OERK), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The investigation is being conducted by the General Authority of Civil Aviation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The NTSB has appointed an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane. All requests for information should be directed to: General Authority of Civil Aviation Safety Department P.O. Box 887, Jeddah, 21421 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Phone: +966-2-685-5509

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.