Status: | |
Date: | Friday 27 December 1985 |
Type: | Boeing 747 |
Operator: | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 213 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Location: | Riyadh-King Khalid International Airport (RUH) ( Saudi Arabia)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | Riyadh-King Khalid International Airport (RUH/OERK), Saudi Arabia |
Narrative:A man who reportedly was mentally unbalanced brandished a razor and attempted to hijack the aircraft about one hour before the aircraft was scheduled to land. He was taken into custody by a security agent who was among the 213 passengers and crew aboard the aircraft.
Classification:
Hijack
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.