Aviation accidents in Saudi Arabia
CrashAtlas records 39 aviation accidents in Saudi Arabia, accounting for 1,188 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
39
Recorded accidents
1,188
Fatalities in this listing
1950–2010
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-08-19 | Saudi Arabian Airlines 163 | Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 200 | Saudi Arabia | 301 |
| 1991-07-11 | Nigeria Airways, lsf Nationair 2120 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 | Saudi Arabia | 261 |
| 1979-11-26 | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA 740 | Boeing 707-340C | Saudi Arabia | 156 |
| 1991-03-21 | Royal Saudi Air Force - RSAF · 469 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Saudi Arabia | 98 |
| 1980-09-14 | Royal Saudi Air Force - RSAF · 453 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | Saudi Arabia | 89 |
| 1976-01-01 | Middle East Airlines - MEA 438 | Boeing 720-023B | Saudi Arabia | 81 |
| 1986-12-25 | Iraqi Airways 163 | Boeing 737-270C | Saudi Arabia | 63 |
| 1964-04-17 | Middle East Airlines - MEA 444 | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III | Saudi Arabia | 49 |
| 1967-06-24 | Saudi Arabian Airlines · HZ-AAM | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Saudi Arabia | 16 |
| 1991-01-31 | United States Air Force - USAF · 69-6567 | Lockheed AC-130H Spectre | Saudi Arabia | 14 |
| 1956-12-30 | United States Air Force - USAF · 54-0165 | Lockheed C-121C Super Constellation | Saudi Arabia | 12 |
| 1971-07-22 | Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Iraqiya (Iraqi Air Force) | Antonov An-12 ? | Saudi Arabia | 11 |
| 1968-07-08 | Saudi Arabian Airlines · HZ-AAZ | Convair CV-340-68 | Saudi Arabia | 11 |
| 1985-02-24 | Royal Saudi Air Force - RSAF · 1620 | Lockheed KC-130H Hercules | Saudi Arabia | 8 |
| 1974-12-09 | EgyptAir, lsf Tarom · YR-IMK | Ilyushin Il-18D | Saudi Arabia | 6 |
| 1989-10-14 | Royal Saudi Air Force - RSAF · 2102 | British Aerospace 3102 Jetstream 31 | Saudi Arabia | 5 |
| 1954-04-02 | Royal Air Force - RAF · VW205 | Vickers Valetta C.1 | Saudi Arabia | 3 |
| 1977-04-28 | Arab Wings · JY-AEW | Learjet 35 | Saudi Arabia | 2 |
| 1986-10-24 | Sheikh Salim bin Laden · N51DB | Learjet 25XR | Saudi Arabia | 2 |
| 1989-03-27 | Royal Saudi Air Force - RSAF · 470 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1961-01-10 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49367 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1960-03-23 | Thomas Kendall · N5593V | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1956-02-18 | Kuwait National Airways · G-AMSL | Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3) | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1950-10-19 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49440 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1979-11-30 | Saudi Arabian Airlines · HZ-ACE | Boeing 707-373C | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1978-03-03 | Saudi Arabian Airlines, lsf Hughes Airwest · N747L | Fairchild F-27F | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1953-07-05 | USAF - 59th Air Rescue Squadron · 51-7158 | Grumman SA-16A Albatross | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1967-06-11 | Saudi Arabian Airlines · HZ-AAJ | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1978-07-19 | Ciba-Pilatus Aerial Spraying · HB-GGG | Volpar Turbo 18 (C-45G) | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1967-04-08 | Hunting Surveys · G-AMYW | Douglas C-47B-30-DK (DC-3) | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1959-09-25 | Saudi Arabian Airlines · HZ-AAF | Douglas C-54A-5-DO (DC-4) | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1958-03-25 | Saudi Arabian Airlines · HZ-AAB | Bristol 170 Freighter 21E | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 2010-07-27 | Lufthansa Cargo 8460 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11F | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 2004-03-01 | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA · AP-BBA | Airbus A300B4-203 | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1989-12-01 | Royal Saudi Air Force - RSAF · 460 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1972-01-07 | Saudi Arabian Airlines · HZ-AAU | Convair CV-340-68B | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1956-02-16 | Saudi Arabian Airlines · HZ-AAO | Douglas DC-3 | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1997-09-06 | Saudi Arabian Airlines · HZ-AGM | Boeing 737-268 | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1957-10-08 | Saudi Arabian Airlines · HZ-AAC | Bristol 170 Freighter 21E | Saudi Arabia | 0 |