SAR helicopter hit zipwire, causing loss of control and immediate fall to the ground.  Post crash fire.  All four on board suffered fatal injuries.

This report names the deceased as

• Pilots Saqr Saeed Mohamed Abdullah Al Yamahi and Hameed Mohamed Obaid Al Zaabi,
• Navigator Jasim Abdullah Ali Tunaiji
• Paramedic Mark Roxburgh

Date:

29 December, 2018

Make:

AgustaWestland

Model:

AW139

Location:

Jebel Jais, Ras Al Khaimah

Country:

UAE

Civil / Military:

Military

Fatalities:

4

Operator:

National-Search-and-Rescue-Center

Link:

http://www.arabnews.com/node/1427566/middle-east

Link:

https://www.thenational.ae/uae/paramedic-who-died-in-rak-helicopter-crash-was-single-father-as-tributes-paid-to-crew-1.807646