Royal Jordanian Air Force

Safety profile and incident history for Royal Jordanian Air Force.

Safety Score

8.9/10

Total Incidents

3

Total Fatalities

32

Recent Incidents

July 25, 2000 13 Fatalities

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

King Hussein AFB (Mafraq) Mafraq

The four engine aircraft was dispatched at King Hussein AFB for a local training mission on behalf of the Jordan Special Forces. While flying at an altitude of 1,000 feet in the vicinity of the airbase, the crew encountered an unexpected situation when the aircraft that entered an uncontrolled descent. At low height, the crew attempted a last correction manoeuvre to avoid power cables when the aircraft crashed in a huge explosion. All 13 occupants were killed. It was reported that the crew encountered unknown technical problems.

January 2, 1984 13 Fatalities

Casa 212 Aviocar

Al-Qatrana Karak

Crashed in unknown circumstances in a desert area located in Al-Qatrana, about 50 km south of Amman Intl Airport. All 13 occupants were killed.

December 13, 1956 6 Fatalities

Vickers Viking

Mt Taurus Central Anatolia Region (Iç Anadolu Bölgesi)

The twin engine aircraft was performing a flight from Amman to London with intermediate stops at Beirut and Athens, carrying four high ranking officers of the Jordanian Air Force (Arab Legion Air Force) on behalf of the Jordanian Government, and two crew members. While overflying Turkey, the airplane hit the slope of a mountain located in the Taurus Mountain Range, about 30 km southwest of Karaman. As the airplane failed to arrive in Athens, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the airplane nor the six occupants was found. The wreckage was eventually spotted in an isolated area six months later. All six occupants have been killed.

Airline Information

Country of Origin

Turkey

Risk Level

Low Risk

Common Aircraft in Incidents

Vickers Viking1
Lockheed C-130 Hercules1
Casa 212 Aviocar1