Saudia Flight 163 was a scheduled Saudia passenger flight departing from Quaid-e-Azam Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, bound for Kandara Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, via then-Riyadh International Air
The damage to the aircraft after the fire
HZ-AHK, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 1979
An overview of Saudia Flight 163 after the fire
The remains of HZ-AHK, after the fire
The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar is an American medium-to-long-range, wide-body trijet airliner built by the Lockheed Corporation. It was the third wide-body airliner to enter commercial operations, after
Saudia Flight 163
…Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, via then-Riyadh International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which caught fire after takeoff on 19 August 1980. Although the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar made a successful emergency landing at Riyadh, the flight crew failed to perform an emergency evacuation of the airplane, leading to the deaths of all…
An L-1011 TriStar of Hewa Bora Airways[under discussion]
Prototype L-1011 TriStar being prepared for its first flight test in 1970
TWA Lockheed L-1011-1 Tristar twin-aisle cabin in 1972
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar front view showing 3-engine layout