Riyadh - Riyadh

On February 24, 1985 at 12:00 AM, Riyadh - Riyadh experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Royal Saudi Air Force, with the event recorded near Riyadh-King Khaled Mantiqat ar Riya<U+1E0D> (<U+0645><U+0646><U+0637><U+0642><U+0629> <U+0627><U+0644><U+0631><U+064A><U+0627><U+0636>).

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

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a local training mission at Riyadh-King Khaled Airport on behalf of the 16th squadron. On final approach, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a huge explosion few hundred meters short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 1620, MSN 4872, year of manufacture 1980.