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| Date: | Sunday 5 November 2017 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-70 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Asir region -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Abha |
Prince Mansour bin Muqrin and seven others are reported to have died in a helicopter crash in the Asir region while on return flight from inspection of coastal projects near Abha. The helicopter disappeared from radar for two hours when it later announced that all on board the helicopter were killed including Prince Mansour.
Sources:
http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id6702
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2017/11/06/Last-video-of-Saudi-Prince-Mansour-bin-Muqrin-officials-before-helicopter-crash
Media:
Helicopter carrying Prince Mansour bin Muqrin and 7 others Saudi officials has crashed in Asir Region.https://t.co/fm1etEe0jt pic.twitter.com/A9a7DKyjej
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 6 novembre 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2017 20:38 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 05-Nov-2017 20:40 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2017 10:44 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Damage, ] |
| 06-Nov-2017 16:50 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 07-Nov-2017 17:00 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Nature, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Nov-2017 17:13 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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