# NTSB DCA11WA033: Boeing 747, Madinah, Saudi Arabia, February 16, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 16, 2011
- Place: Madinah, Saudi Arabia
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 278 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA, Boeing
- NTSB case key (mKey): 78562
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA11WA033
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78562/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11WA033

## Factual narrative

On February 16, 2011, a Saudi Arabian Airlines, Boeing 747-300, registration HZ-AIS, exited the runway at taxiway B and entered the sandy area after landing on runway 17 at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (OEMA), Madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. There were no injuries to the 260 passengers and 17 crewmembers onboard, but the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from King Khaled International Airport (OERK), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The investigation is being conducted by the General Authority of Civil Aviation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The NTSB has appointed an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane. All requests for information should be directed to: General Authority of Civil Aviation Safety Department P.O. Box 887, Jeddah, 21421 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Phone: +966-2-685-5509

## Aircraft

- Registration: HZ-AIS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747 (300)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Saudi Arabian Airlines Corp
- Registered owner: Saudi Arabian Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: OERK, Riyadh
- Destination: OMEL, Madinah
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: OMEL, Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport, runway 17

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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