What the records say
- When
- 26 Nov 1979
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 21.50° N, 39.85° E
- Description
- Aviation accident
- Deaths
- 156
- Injured
- 0
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740
1979 aviation accident in Saudi Arabia
On 26 November 1979, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740, a Boeing 707 operating a scheduled international passenger flight from Kano, Nigeria, to Karachi, Pakistan, via Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, crashed near Taif after attempting to return to Jeddah International Airport following an in-flight fire, killing all 145 passengers and 11 crew members.
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