D-ALCQ, the aircraft involved, photographed in February 2010
Accident
Date
27 July 2010 (2010-07-27)
Summary
Crashed on landing following hard touchdown
Site
King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 24°57′28″N46°51′56″E / 24.9578°N 46.8656°E / 24.9578; 46.8656
Aircraft
Aircraft type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Operator
Lufthansa Cargo
Registration
D-ALCQ
Flight origin
Frankfurt International Airport, Frankfurt, Germany
1st stopover
King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2nd stopover
Sharjah Airport, Sharjah United Arab Emirates
Destination
Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong, China
Occupants
2
Crew
2
Fatalities
0
Injuries
2
Survivors
2
Lufthansa Cargo Flight 8460 was an international cargo flight which crashed upon landing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the 27th of July, 2010. Both crew members, the only people on board, were injured but survived.[1]
^"Lufthansa MD-11 Crash Lands at Riyadh". AirlineIndustryReview.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
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