Incident Overview
On a local training mission for the 16th squadron, the crew was approaching Riyadh-King Khaled Airport. During the final approach, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a huge explosion several hundred meters short of the runway. The impact destroyed the aircraft, and all eight occupants sustained fatal injuries.
Probable Cause
The official investigation identified the probable cause as an insufficient speed leading to a stall on short final. No other contributing factors were specified.
Conclusion
The accident resulted in the complete loss of the aircraft and the death of all eight individuals on board. The investigation focused on the aircraft's speed during the final approach as the primary factor in the stall.