Kuala Lumpur - Jeddah

On August 23, 2001 at 10:08 PM, Kuala Lumpur - Jeddah experienced a crash involving Boeing 747-300, operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines - SAUDIA, with the event recorded near Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following technical problems with the engines, the aircraft was transferred to a hangar at Kuala Lumpur for maintenance. In the evening, a team of six technicians was dispatched to convoy the aircraft to the main terminal where 319 passengers should embark on a flight to Jeddah. While on a taxiway, the engineers attempted to turn to another taxiway when control was lost. The aircraft veered off taxiway and came to rest, nose first, in a drainage ditch. All six occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. At the time of the accident, only the engine n°2 and 3 only were running and it is believed that the auxiliary hydraulic pump switches were in the OFF position. Thus, the nosewheel steering system was inoperative as well as the brakes.

Aircraft reference details include registration HZ-AIO, MSN 23266, year of manufacture 1985.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 3.1533°, 101.6927°.