Riyadh - Madinah

On February 16, 2011 at 12:00 AM, Riyadh - Madinah experienced a crash involving Boeing 747-300, operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines - SAUDIA, with the event recorded near Madinah Al-Madinah al-Munawarah (<U+0627><U+0644><U+0645><U+062F><U+064A><U+0646><U+0629> <U+0627><U+0644><U+0645><U+0646><U+0648><U+0631><U+0629>).

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.

277 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 277 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 17, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 260, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

After landing at Madinah-Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport runway 17, the crew completed the braking procedure and vacated via taxiway B. For unknown reasons, the aircraft departed the concrete zone and entered a sandy area, causing the left main gear to dug in and both left engines n°1 and 2 to struck the ground. All 277 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration HZ-AIS, MSN 23270/645, year of manufacture 1986.