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| Date: | Thursday 3 March 2005 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bell 412EP |
| Owner/operator: | Sharjah Police |
| Registration: | P-555 |
| MSN: | 36089 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Jumairah Palm Island -
 United Arab Emirates
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit the water without warning whilst flying at low level and came to rest inverted in shallow water while used as camera platform during Dubai-Muscat boat race. The four crew and a British cameraman injured.
Sources:
http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoBlobs/802/70/potential.pdf
Air Forces Monthly June 2005, p78
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2013 04:17 | TB | Added |
| 07-Feb-2013 11:34 | TB | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 11-Feb-2013 06:52 | TB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Sep-2021 06:52 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 31-Oct-2021 12:58 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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