Airbus A340 incident near Sakaka, Outside the U.S., November 11, 2025
On November 11, 2025 at about 1:40 am local time, a Airbus A340, registered HBJMF, suffered minor damage in an incident during enroute (cruise) near Sakaka, Outside the U.S.. It was flown under rules the NTSB did not record. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
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 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 11, 2025 · about 1:40 am local time · cases in 2025
- Place
- Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A340 313 · all A340s on the register
- Registration
- HBJMF · registered outside the United States
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · rules the NTSB did not record
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Fire/smoke (non-impact) during enroute (cruise) defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Ge/Safran CFM56-5C (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Edelweiss Air AG
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- Airbus A340 10 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Airbus 1,507 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Ge/Safran CFM56-5C · as the NTSB recorded it
- Accidents and incidents in Outside the U.S. 1,208 since 1982 · 1,191 in the last ten years
- Outside the U.S. 0 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ENG26WA008.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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 does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.