Crash of Flight 740

Date: November 26, 1979 • Location: Raqiyah, 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.