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Boeing B747-267B incident near Jeddah, SA, March 26, 2000

On March 26, 2000, a Boeing B747-267B, registered APBCO, was substantially damaged in an incident near Jeddah. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under foreign airline rules (Part 129). No one was hurt; 16 people were on board or involved. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
March 26, 2000
Place
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Type
Incident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 16 people were on board or involved.
Weather
conditions the NTSB did not record
Aircraft
Boeing B747-267B
Registration
APBCO · no longer on the register
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Flight of an unrecorded kind · foreign airline rules (Part 129)

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

The aircraft

  • Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Not recorded
  • Operator: Pakistan Internat. Airlines

The flight

  • Departed from: Karachi OF
  • Destination: OF
  • Flight plan: IFR
  • Runway 0

Weather at the time

  • Light: not reported
  • Sky: not recorded; not recorded
  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew16

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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