- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | July 08, 1968 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia |
Operator: | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | ? |
AC Type: | Convair CV-340-68B |
Registration: | HZ-AAZ |
cn / ln: | 219 |
Aboard: | 11 (passengers:8 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 11 (passengers:8 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed after a third aborted landing attempt in poor visibility and blowing dust. Failure of the captain to maintain minimum altitude for reasons unknown. Poor judgement by the pilot in attempting a fourth landing. |
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