Region
Asia

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Najran

Date & Time: Feb 16, 1956 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Registration:
HZ-AAO
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Najran
Najran (نجران‎)
Country:
Saudi Arabia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed while taking off from Najran Airport. No casualties.

Crash of a Vickers 607 Valetta C.1 on Mt Jebel al Lawz: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 2, 1954
Type of aircraft:
Vickers Valetta
Operator:
Registration:
VW205
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Baghdad – Cairo
MSN:
361
YOM:
1949
Location:
Mt Jebel al Lawz
Tabuk (تبوك‎)
Country:
Saudi Arabia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While cruising by night at an altitude of 8,000 feet, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Jebel al Lawz located about 50 km east of the Gulf of Aqaba. The wreckage was located few days later and all three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt K. W. Brimley,
F/O B. Sherburn,
Sgt T. O. Powell.
Probable cause:
It appears that the aircraft deviated from the prescribed flight plan by 88 km to the south due to strong winds blowing from the north. Due to the low visibility caused by night, the crew did not realize he was off track and failed to distinguish the mountain.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-15-DK in Dhahran: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
43-49440
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
15256/26701
YOM:
1944
Location:
Dhahran
ash-Sharqīyah (الشرقية‎)
Country:
Saudi Arabia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
At least one crew member was killed when the aircraft crashed on takeoff for unknown reason at Dhahran Airport.

Crash of a Boeing B-29A-35-BN Superfortress near Nairyah: 9 killed

Date & Time: May 11, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Operator:
Registration:
44-61510
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Desert
MSN:
10987
Location:
Nairyah
ash-Sharqīyah (الشرقية‎)
Country:
Saudi Arabia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
Following an engine failure, went out of control and crashed in a desert area located near Nairyah. All nine crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
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