- Date
- August 20, 2012, 19:48 local (19:48 UTC)
- Place
- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- YI-AQQBoeing 747-400TF-AMEBoeing 747-300
- Defining events
- Taxi: Ground collisionUnknown: Ground collision
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 84935
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Boeing 747-400
Boeing 747-300
Factual narrative
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), has notified the NTSB of an ground collision accident involving a Boeing 747-300 and a Boeing 747-400 that occurred on August 20, 2012. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the GACA investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the GACA. General Authority of Civil Aviation P.O. Box 887, Jeddah,2l42l Kingdom of Saudi Arabia FAX: +966-2-685-5507 Phone: + 966-2-685-5509 / +966-2-685-5515 EMAIL: sd@gaca.gov.sa
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- YI-AQQ
- Reported as
- Boeing 747-400
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 27099
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Operator
- Iraqi Airways
- Airport
- OEJN · King Abdulaziz International
- Registration
- TF-AME
- Reported as
- Boeing 747-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23032
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Operator
- Air Atlanta
- Airport
- OEJN · King Abdulaziz International