Bahrain – Dhahran

On July 8, 1968 at 12:00 AM, Bahrain – Dhahran experienced a crash involving Convair CV-340, operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines - SAUDIA, with the event recorded near Dhahran ash-Sharqiyah (<U+0627><U+0644><U+0634><U+0631><U+0642><U+064A><U+0629><U+200E>).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Dhahran Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with sandstorm. Unable to locate the runway, the pilot initiated a go-around and followed a holding pattern. A second attempt to land was made few minutes later but again, the crew was forced to make a go-around due to poor visibility. During the third approach, the aircraft was too low and struck a sand dune located 5 km short of runway and crashed. All 11 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HZ-AAZ, MSN 219, year of manufacture 1955.