Accident Aeroprakt A-22LS A6-RMS, Thursday 26 December 2024
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Date:Thursday 26 December 2024
Time:13:56
Type:Silhouette image of generic AP22 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aeroprakt A-22LS
Owner/operator:Jazirah Aviation Club
Registration: A6-RMS
MSN: 433
Year of manufacture:2021
Total airframe hrs:1856 hours
Engine model:Rotax 912 ULS
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:off Ras Al Khaimah -   United Arab Emirates
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Al Jazeirah Airport (OMRJ), Ras Al Khaimah
Destination airport:Al Jazeirah Airport (OMRJ), Ras Al Khaimah
Investigating agency: GCAA
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
An Aeroprakt A-22LS (LSA version, MTOW 600kg) belonging to Jazeera Aviation Club (JAC) crashed into the sea off the coast of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Emirate, resulting in the death of the pilot and her passenger.

METAR:

METAR OMRK 260930Z 20004KT 9999 FEW040 26/11 Q1021 A3016

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: GCAA
Report number: AIFN/0017/2024
Status: Preliminary report
Duration:
Download report: Preliminary report

Sources:

https://www.wam.ae/en/article/b6xpjh2-jazirah-aviation-club-light-plane-crashes-killing
https://al-ain.com/article/light-plane-crash-emirates
https://salamwaddah.com/blog/a6rms-aircraft-has-crashed
https://nbaai.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/12_dec_24.pdf
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/738853_1731335838.jpg (photo)
https://www.gcaa.gov.ae/en/departments/airaccidentinvestigation/Lists/Incidents%20Investigation%20Reports/Attachments/159/AIFN0017-2024%20Accident%20Preliminary%20Report.pdf (Preliminary Report)


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Dec-2024 15:10 crawling_butterfly Added
29-Dec-2024 15:12 ASN Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source, ]
30-Dec-2024 19:45 crawling_butterfly Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Nature, Source, ]
30-Dec-2024 19:47 ASN Updated [Registration, ]
31-Dec-2024 09:24 RobertMB Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ]
06-Jan-2025 19:17 Anon. Updated [Date, ]
18-Jan-2025 06:46 Anon. Updated [Source, ]
24-Jan-2025 17:32 crawling_butterfly Updated [Time, Source, ]
24-Jan-2025 17:37 ASN Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ]

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