Incident Overview
Date: Monday 8 July 1968
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-340-68
Owner/operator: Saudi Arabian Airlines
Registration Number: HZ-AAZ
Location: 5 km S of Dhahran International Airport (DHA) –
ÿ Saudi Arabia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems and navigation equipment.Aircraft control systems and navigation equipment.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash following three aborted approach maneuvers due to severe blowing dust conditions. This resulted in a loss of control and subsequent impact.An aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash following three aborted approach maneuvers due to severe blowing dust conditions. This resulted in a loss of control and subsequent impact.
Description
The aircraft crashed after aborting the approach for the third time in conditions of bad visibility due to blowing dust.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2HQ0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=XCQEAAAAIBAJ&dq=saudi%20plane&pg=4309%2C567171https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2HQ0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=XCQEAAAAIBAJ&dq=saudi%20plane&pg=4309%2C567171Primary Cause
Bad visibility conditions caused by blowing dust during approach.Bad visibility conditions caused by blowing dust during approach.Share on:
