Incident report
Helicopter crash near United Arab Emirates
fatal2026-03-092 fatalities
Summary
A UAE Armed Forces helicopter crashed as a result of a technical malfunction during a routine flight within the UAE. Both crew members were killed: Pilot Captain Saeed Rashid Hamad Al Balushi and First Lieutenant Pilot Ali Saleh Ismail Al Tunaiji. A military funeral was held for both soldiers who were honoured as martyrs. The aircraft type has not been publicly disclosed.
Incident details
Date
2026-03-09
Location
United Arab Emirates
Operator
Operator type
military
Fatalities
2
Injuries
0
Occupants
2
Probable cause
Source
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Severityfatal
Fatalities2
Injuries0
SourceGulf News
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