Boeing 737 incident near Riyadh, SA, November 8, 2025
On November 8, 2025 at about 10:10 am local time, a 2016 Boeing 737, registered A4OBAA, was involved in an incident during landing (landing roll) near Riyadh (King Khalid International Airp airport). It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt; 167 people were on board or involved.
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
- November 8, 2025 · about 10:10 am local time
- Place
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · King Khalid International Airp · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 167 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 81M, built 2016 · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- A4OBAA · no longer on the register · serial 60391
- Damage
- Damage not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power) during landing (landing roll) defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Cfm International CFM56-7B26E (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 4: Cfm International CFM56-7B26E (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Oman Air
The flight
- Departed from: OOMS Muscat OF
- Runway 33R, 13,796 ft by 197 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers | 167 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The NTSB has not released the docket for this case yet. The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), is usually released when the investigation is nearly complete, and the list here is refreshed when it appears. Check at the NTSB.
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.