4 engine cowling separated during lift off, and in an attempt to turn the plane around, it stalled and crashed north of the airport.

[3]: 15  Also on-board were 55-year-old ground engineer Elsawi Hamed, and loadmasters Makki Abdul-Aziz & Abu-Bakr Hassan.

[6][7] At 15:30 local time (11:30 UTC) on 21 October 2009, a Boeing 707-320 of Azza Transport crashed 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) from the end of runway 30 of Sharjah International Airport.

[2] The aircraft was carrying a cargo of air conditioning units, car parts, computers and tools.

[2] Sheikh Khalid al-Qassimi stated that the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab Emirates launched an investigation into the crash.

[11] The final report stated the cause of the accident was the aircraft exceeding the maximum bank angle.

[3]: 45 Azza Transport was banned from operating in the United Arab Emirates while the investigation into the accident took place.