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Saudia Flight 163
CG render of HZ-AHKAccident summaryDateAugust 19, 1980SiteRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaPassengers287Crew14Injuries0Fatalities301 (all)Aircraft typeLockheed L1011-200 TriStarOperatorSaudiaTail numberHZ-AHKFlight originQuaid-e-Azam International Airport, Karachi, PakistanStopoverRiyadh International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDestinationJeddah International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Saudia Flight 163 was a scheduled passenger flight of Saudia that caught fire at Riyadh's International Airport (now the Riyadh Air Base) after a flight from Karachi, Pakistan. The fire, on August 19, 1980, killed all 287 passengers and 14 crew on board the Lockheed