Last updated: 21 February 2019
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Thursday 23 August 2001 |
| Time: | 22:08 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-368 |
| Operator: | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
| Registration: | HZ-AIO |
| C/n / msn: | 23266/624 |
| First flight: | 1985-10-09 (15 years 11 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce RB211-524D4 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) ( Malaysia)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL/WMKK), Malaysia |
| Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN), Saudi Arabia | |
| Flightnumber: | 3830 |
The Boeing 747 rolled into a drainage ditch and toppled forward causing the severe damage to the nose section. The aircraft was taxied to the departure gate to board 319 passengers for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Reportedly, the aircraft was being taxied by a ground engineer on the no. 2 and 3 engines. When trying to make a turn brakes and steering had no effect and the aircraft continued into the ditch. It is said that the aux hydraulic pumps switches were in the off position.
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» AP» Bill Harms
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport as the crow flies is 7031 km (4394 miles).
Distance from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport as the crow flies is 7031 km (4394 miles).
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.
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