Incident report
Helicopter crash near near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
fatal1985-04-201 fatality
Summary
The helicopter struck an unfinished water tower outside Dhahran minutes after taking off from a refuelling stop, killing the pilot. The Iranian pilot, named in reports as Mohammed Borma, was flying illegally out of Iran to seek asylum abroad.
Incident details
Date
1985-04-20
Location
near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Operator type
private
Fatalities
1
Injuries
0
Occupants
1
Probable cause
Phase of flight
takeoff
26.2667, 50.1500
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities1
Injuries0
SourceNew Straits Times, 22 April 1985
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