Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 3830
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Date | 23 August 2001 |
Summary | Pilot error |
Site | Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 747 |
Flight origin | Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Destination | King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Occupants | 6 |
Crew | 6 |
Survivors | 6 |
Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 3830 was an international flight from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to King Abdulaziz International Airport. On August 23, 2001, the plane lost directional control and crashed into a ditch. All 6 people on board survived but the aircraft was written off and received nose damage. The plane later would go to a gate and carry 319 passengers.
Aircraft
[edit]The aircraft was a 15-year-old Boeing 747-368 with registration HZ-AIO, manufacter serial number 23266 and line number 624. The aircraft was delivered to Saudi Arabian Airlines (now Saudia) on 1985.
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