Boeing 747-300 crash, Aug 23, 2001, Kuala Lumpur-Intl
Boeing 747-300 accident on August 23, 2001 near Kuala Lumpur-Intl, Selangor, Malaysia with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of nosewheel steering and braking...
- Date: August 23, 2001
- Aircraft: Boeing 747-300
- Location: Kuala Lumpur-Intl, Selangor, Malaysia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: Loss of nosewheel steering and braking during taxi, believed to be caused by the auxiliary hydraulic pump switches being off. Formal findings were not located.
The Saudia 747 was being towed by a ground team on a taxiway toward the passenger terminal after maintenance. Steering was lost during a turn, and the aircraft left the taxiway and came to rest nose-first in a drainage ditch. All six people on board were injured and the aircraft was written off.