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| Date: | Thursday 6 September 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing AH-6i (MD500) |
| Owner/operator: | Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Khashm Alan Airport -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The military helicopter crashed during a training exercise. An American instructor died and the trainee pilot was injured.
Sources:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-saudi-death/american-trainer-killed-in-riyadh-helicopter-crash-saudi-state-media-idUSKCN1LM1HK
https://www.arabianbusiness.com/transport/403913-us-pilot-killed-in-saudi-helicopter-crash
https://timesofislamabad.com/07-Sep-2018/us-trainer-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-saudi-arabia
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2018 12:09 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Sep-2018 12:25 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 06-Sep-2018 12:25 | harro | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 06-Sep-2018 14:37 | Rumbachtaler | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 06-Sep-2018 17:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Sep-2018 14:50 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 14-Sep-2018 16:32 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 14-Sep-2018 16:41 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 13-Apr-2020 13:50 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
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