Boeing 737-200 crash, Dec 25, 1986 (63 killed), Arar
Boeing 737-200 accident on December 25, 1986 near Arar, Al Ḥudūd aš Šamālīya, Saudi Arabia with 63 fatalities. Cause: Hijacking, with a hand grenade...
- Date: December 25, 1986
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Arar, Al Ḥudūd aš Šamālīya, Saudi Arabia
- Fatalities: 63
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Hijacking, with a hand grenade detonated in the cockpit that led to the crash on final approach.
Iraqi Airways Flight 163, a Boeing 737-270C (YI-AGJ) flying from Baghdad to Amman, was hijacked by four men on 25 December 1986. Grenades were detonated in the cabin and cockpit, and the aircraft broke in two and caught fire after crashing while approaching Arar in Saudi Arabia.