Saudia Flight 163

Saudi Airlines Flight 163 was a flight from Pakistan To Jeddah, Saudi Arabia via Riyadh International Airport. The L-1011 caught fire in the air leading to damage to the plane, but was able to make an emergency landing. There was no evacuation of the aircraft however, and all 301 passengers and crew were killed.

The Incident
Flight 163 took off at 21:06 SAST from Riyadh International Airport en-route to Jeddah. After flying 2 miles a fire emerges and the flight declares an emergency and asks to return to Riyadh International Airport.

Landing
The aircraft lands and passengers begin to attempt to evacuate. Two of the engines were still running, and were shut down three minutes after landing, but this may have been too late. By this point, all communication with the flight was lost, and the plane burnt on with no sign of anyone alive inside.

Cause
A barbecue was found packed into the cargo hold, and the NTSB (who investigated the incident) found that the barbecue had set alight, creating the fire. The reason why the crew failed to evacuate is unknown.