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Date of Accident:12 November 1996Help
Airline:Saudi Arabian Airlines   Help
Aircraft:Boeing 747-168B   Help
Location:Chaki Dahdri, IndiaHelp
Registration:HZ-AIHHelp
Previous Registrations:---Help
Flight Number:763Help
Fatalities:312:312Help
MSN:22748Help
Line Number:555Help
Engine Manufacturer:Rolls RoyceHelp
Engine Model:RB211-524C2Help
Year of Delivery:1982Help
Accident Description:The aircraft crashed after colliding with a Kazastan Airlines Ilyushin that had not maintained its assigned altitude. Error on the part of the Ilyushin crew. Deadliest mid-air collision in aviation history.
 
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