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Saudia Flight 163 was a scheduled passenger flight from Karachi to Jeddah, via Riyadh. On August 19, 1980 the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar with 287 passengers and 14 crew members on-board, caught fire seven minutes after take-off. Although the plane made an emergency landing at Riyadh International Airport, all 301 people on-board died of smoke ...
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Aug 14, 2022 · The somber chapter etched by Saudia Flight 163, a scheduled passenger flight that turned into a heart-wrenching tragedy, continues to resonate with the aviation community and beyond. On August 19, 1980, the world watched in horror as the Lockheed L-1011 operating Flight 163 caught fire shortly after takeoff, setting off a chain of events that ...
Jan 10, 2023 · "On the 19th of August, 1980, a mid-air emergency forced Saudia Flight 163 was to make an emergency landing at Riyadh International Airport..."As always, THA...
Aug 19, 1980 · Saudi Arabian flight SV163 : it was around 1808 GMT on August 19, 1980, when Saudi Arabian Airlines, Flight 163, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, departed Riyadh, Saudi Arabia enroute to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Flight 163 returned to Riyadh after an uncontrolled fire developed in the C-3 cargo compartment of the aircraft.
It was the 19th of August 1980. Flight 163 would remain on the ground refueling for two hours before departing at 9:08 pm for its final destination, Jeddah. On board were 301 souls–287 passengers and 14 crew members, two of them Filipina stewardesses whom my future wife, Rory, also a Saudia stewardess, knew as recruits from the Saudia Airline ...
19 August 1980 - Saudi 163. Flight SV163, a Lockheed L-1011-200 TriStar, registered HZ-AHK, landed at Riyadh at 16.06h GMT for a scheduled intermediate stop after a flight from Karachi. At 18.08hrs the aircraft took off for the final leg to Jeddah. Six minutes and 54secs. after take-off, while climbing to FL350, visual and aural warnings ...
