Saudia Flight 163

The Lockheed TriStar took off from Riyadh International Airport in Saudi Arabia and caught fire in flight. No evacuation followed. All three pilots were certified on the TriStar, though they were not considered among the strongest crews on the type.

Date

1980-08-19

Deaths (Wikipedia list)

301

What the pin marks

Riyadh's airport, where the aircraft burned after its emergency landing, as the cited page positions it.

Where the position is published

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudia_Flight_163

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: aviation, saudi arabia, in-flight fire, tristar

Coordinates: 24.71167, 46.72694

Part of Airliner accidents that killed 200 or more people since 1970

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