| Date of Accident: | 23 August 2001 |  |
| Airline: | Saudi Arabian Airlines |  |
| Aircraft: | Boeing 747-368 | |
| Location: | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| Registration: | HZ-AIO | |
| Previous Registrations: | N6005C | |
| Flight Number: | --- | |
| Fatalities: | 0:6 | |
| MSN: | 23266 | |
| Line Number: | 624 | |
| Engine Manufacturer: | Rolls Royce | |
| Engine Model: | RB211-524D4 | |
| Year of Delivery: | 1985 | |
| Accident Description: | The aircraft was being taxied from a hangar toward a departure gate prior to boarding when the crew lost directional control of the plane and it entered a monsoon drainage ditch, resulting in serious damage to the forward airframe/nose section. None of the six crewmembers aboard were seriously injured. The aircraft was being moved by a maintenance crew, who taxied using only the no.1 and no.4 engines, apparently not realizing that the aircraft's braking system is powered by hydraulic pumps powered by engines 2 and 3. |
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