Lufthansa crash MD11 in Riyad.

[lumumba]

Just read on Airlines.net there was a crash of a MD11 in Riyad.
Crew is safe.
Sombody more news

[Jetairfly]

Hello everybody

I found this:

Lufthansa cargo plane crashes at Riyadh Airport

The Lufthansa cargo plane crashed while making its landing at the airport

RIYADH (AlArabiya, Agencies)

A cargo plane belonging to the German airline Lufthansa crashed at Riyadh's King Khaled International Airport on Tuesday, Saudi state television reported.

There are no casualties in the cargo plane crash, the Saudi civil aviation authority said.

Lufthansa confirmed there were no casualties in the crash of a cargo aircraft in Saudi Arabia today, Al Arabiya said.

Source: http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2010/ ... 14965.html

Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 reportedly crashes at Riyadh
By David Kaminski-Morrow
Unconfirmed reports indicate that a Lufthansa Cargo aircraft has crashed at Riyadh's King Khaled International Airport in Saudi Arabia.

Lufthansa Cargo, which operates a fleet of Boeing MD-11 freighters, is unable to comment on the reports but an image from the scene, carried in the Saudi media, shows an aircraft apparently burning.

There are no immediate indications of casualties

source: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/20 ... iyadh.html

Vrachtvliegtuig crasht op luchthaven Riyad di 27/07/2010 - 11:58
Een vrachtvliegtuig van de Duitse luchtvaartmaatschappij Lufthansa is neergestort op de luchthaven van de Saudische hoofdstad Riyad. Dat meldt de Saudische staatstelevisie.

Volgens Lufthansa zijn er geen slachtoffers. Volgens de Arabische tv-zender Al Arabiya is het vliegtuig in twee stukken gebroken.

Later meer.

source: http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/b ... ansa_crash

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First pictures : http://www.alriyadh.com/2010/07/27/article547329.html

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METAR

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OERK 271000Z 32022KT 7000 SKC 41/05 Q1005 NOSIG=
OERK 270900Z 32014KT CAVOK 40/05 Q1006 NOSIG=
OERK 270800Z 34014KT CAVOK 39/06 Q1006 NOSIG=

http://www.flightlevel.be/2942/lufthans ... -in-riyadh

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The servers at http://www.avherald.com are smoking..............

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In a Lufthansa statement quoted by Reuters the airline said two pilots were being treated in hospital.

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again an md11 ...

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And a statement from Lufthansa:

According to the latest reports, a Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 freighter crashed this morning at 11.38 a.m. (local time) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The aircraft, coded Flight LH 8460, was on a flight to Riyadh from Frankfurt, Germany.

The plane was piloted by a two-man crew, according to initial reports. Both pilots are being treated in hospital.

On board Flight LH 8460 were 80 tonnes of freight. It is not yet known exactly what type of freight it was or which customers are affected.

The cause of the accident is still being investigated. At the moment, we have no further details. We will communicate any further information immediately. This accident might have an influence on our operation for the next few weeks. Lufthansa Cargo will do its best to operate a stable flight schedule. Updates are also available at http://www.lufthansa-cargo.com.

Plane had accumulated just over 10.000 cycles and 72.300 flight hours, received last C check on June 22nd and last A check just before this flight, according to http://www.flightlevel.be/2942/lufthans ... -in-riyadh

[HAWK21M]

Can DG Cargo on board be a cause.