Plane crashes in Saudi Arabia

20 crashes in Saudi Arabia since 1980, with 855 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 20
• Fatal crashes: 10
• Fatalities: 855
• First recorded: August 19, 1980
• Most recent: June 28, 2026

Deadliest

1. August 19, 1980: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, Riyadh-King Khaled, Manţiqat ar Riyāḍ, Saudi Arabia (301 fatalities)
2. July 11, 1991: Douglas DC-8, Jeddah-King Abdulaziz, Makkah l-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia (261 fatalities)
3. March 21, 1991: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Ras al-Mishab, ash-Sharqīyah, Saudi Arabia (98 fatalities)
4. September 15, 1980: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Madinah, Saudi Arabia (89 fatalities)
5. December 25, 1986: Boeing 737-200, Arar, Al Ḥudūd aš Šamālīya, Saudi Arabia (63 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Lockheed (6)
• Airbus (3)
• Boeing (3)
• McDonnell Douglas (2)
• Beechcraft (1)
• British Aerospace (1)
• Cessna (1)
• Douglas (1)
• Learjet (1)

Aircraft

• Lockheed C-130 Hercules (5)
• Boeing 737-200 (2)
• Airbus A300 (1)
• Airbus A300-600 (1)
• Airbus A330 (1)
• BAe Jetstream 31 (1)
• Beechcraft C-12 Huron (1)
• Boeing 747-300 (1)
• Cessna 340 (1)
• Douglas DC-8 (1)
• Learjet 25 (1)
• Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (1)

Years

• 1991 (4)
• 1980 (2)
• 1986 (2)
• 1989 (2)
• 1985 (1)
• 1997 (1)
• 2004 (1)
• 2009 (1)
• 2010 (1)
• 2011 (1)
• 2012 (1)
• 2014 (1)

All crashes

• June 28, 2026: Leonardo AW139, Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia (14 fatalities)
• May 21, 2018: Airbus A330, Jeddah-King Abdulaziz, Makkah l-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia (0 fatalities)
• December 3, 2014: Cessna 340, Riyadh-King Khaled, Manţiqat ar Riyāḍ, Saudi Arabia (0 fatalities)
• May 1, 2012: Airbus A300-600, Jeddah-King Abdulaziz, Makkah l-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia (0 fatalities)
• February 16, 2011: Boeing 747-300, Madinah, Al-Madīnah al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia (0 fatalities)
• July 27, 2010: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Riyadh-King Khaled, Manţiqat ar Riyāḍ, Saudi Arabia (0 fatalities)
• May 8, 2009: McDonnell Douglas MD-90, Riyadh-King Khaled, Manţiqat ar Riyāḍ, Saudi Arabia (0 fatalities)
• March 1, 2004: Airbus A300, Jeddah-King Abdulaziz, Makkah l-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia (0 fatalities)
• September 6, 1997: Boeing 737-200, Najran, Najran, Saudi Arabia (0 fatalities)
• July 11, 1991: Douglas DC-8, Jeddah-King Abdulaziz, Makkah l-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia (261 fatalities)
• March 21, 1991: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Ras al-Mishab, ash-Sharqīyah, Saudi Arabia (98 fatalities)
• January 31, 1991: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Ras al-Khafji, ash-Sharqīyah, Saudi Arabia (14 fatalities)
• January 4, 1991: Beechcraft C-12 Huron, Saudi Arabia, All Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia (0 fatalities)
• October 14, 1989: BAe Jetstream 31, Dhahran, ash-Sharqīyah, Saudi Arabia (5 fatalities)
• March 27, 1989: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Jeddah-King Abdulaziz, Makkah l-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia (0 fatalities)
• December 25, 1986: Boeing 737-200, Arar, Al Ḥudūd aš Šamālīya, Saudi Arabia (63 fatalities)
• October 24, 1986: Learjet 25, Madinah, Al-Madīnah al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia (2 fatalities)
• February 24, 1985: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Riyadh-King Khaled, Manţiqat ar Riyāḍ, Saudi Arabia (8 fatalities)
• September 15, 1980: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Madinah, Saudi Arabia (89 fatalities)
• August 19, 1980: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, Riyadh-King Khaled, Manţiqat ar Riyāḍ, Saudi Arabia (301 fatalities)