Helicopter crashes off UAE coast, search for crew underway

An AeroGulf helicopter crashed into the Gulf Sea on Thursday evening and a search is underway for its crew of two pilots, authorities have announced.

The Air Accident Investigation Sector at the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said the “Bell 212” chopper with registration mark A6-ALD was on a night training trip with two pilots of Egyptian and South African nationalities onboard.

General Authority of Civil Aviation: A helicopter owned by ” Aerogulf” crashed off #UAE coasts with two pilots of Egyptian and South African nationalities on board. Search and rescue operations are currently underway#WamNewshttps://t.co/xIqBw6lSLD pic.twitter.com/VRbZu2ClEV

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“The search and rescue teams have recovered the wreckage, and the search is still underway for the plane’s crew, and the air accident investigation team has moved to the site,” the GCAA said in a statement to state news agency WAM. K

The aviation regulator said the helicopter had taken off from Al Maktoum International Airport.

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