Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 747-300 incident near Jeddah, SA, August 20, 2012
On August 20, 2012 at about 7:48 pm local time, 2 aircraft, Boeing 747-400 (YIAQQ) and Boeing 747-300 (TFAME), were involved in the same incident near Jeddah (King Abdulaziz International airport). The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 20, 2012 · about 7:48 pm local time
- Place
- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia · King Abdulaziz International
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft 1
- Boeing 747-400 · all 747-400s on the register
- Registration
- YIAQQ · no longer on the register · serial 27099
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight
- Aircraft 2
- Boeing 747-300 · all 747-300s on the register
- Registration
- TFAME · no longer on the register · serial 23032
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative for the Boeing 747-400 final · quoted from the NTSB record
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The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The NTSB's narrative for the Boeing 747-300 final · quoted from the NTSB record
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The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record for the Boeing 747-400 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Ground collision during taxi defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
The factual record for the Boeing 747-300 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Ground collision during unknown defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Air Atlanta
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.