2026 Saudi Aramco AW139 crash
Aloula Aviation for Saudi Aramco Leonardo AW139 · Crashed on approach, under investigation
From Unidentified offshore installation, off the coast of Saudi Arabia to Ras Tanura Airport, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Event
- Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
- Accident
- Event fatalities
- 14 · all aircraft and ground
- Ground fatalities
- Unknown
- Occupants
- 14
- Survivors
- 0
- InjuriesFatal: death within 30 days. Serious: over 48 hours in hospital within a week, most broken bones, severe bleeding, nerve or organ damage, or serious burns. Minor: anything less. Glossary
- Unknown
- OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
- Charter & commuter
Leonardo AW139
- Aircraft type
- Leonardo AW139
- Category
- Helicopter · from aircraft type
- RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
- HZ-AL65
- Operator
- Aloula Aviation for Saudi Aramco
- Onboard fatalities
- 14
- Route
- From Unidentified offshore installation, off the coast of Saudi ArabiaTo Ras Tanura Airport, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Approximate · Coordinates from the Wikipedia article; not checked against an investigation report.
From the Wikipedia article
On 28 June 2026, a Leonardo AW139 operating an offshore flight for Saudi Aramco crashed on approach to Ras Tanura Airport, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, killing all 14 people on board. The crash is one of the deadliest civilian aviation accidents in Saudi Arabia in recent years.
Accident
The accident occurred at around 6 am local time, while the helicopter was on approach to Ras Tanura Airport. Flight tracking software recorded a descent rate of over 1200 ft/min before the aircraft disappears from radar.
Investigation and cause
Investigation
Saudi authorities have started an investigation into the cause of the crash, and that they will release more information on the aircraft, occupants and circumstances once the initial phase of the investigation is complete. Local authorities confirmed that the accident was not directly linked to the ongoing conflict with Iran.
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Sources
Wikipedia article: 2026 Saudi Aramco AW139 crash
- Revision
- 1368172882 · 2026-08-07 · retrieved 2026-09-18
- Wikidata
- Q140386366
- Licence
- Text CC BY-SA 4.0, by the article's authors; Wikidata CC0; town positions GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Where each value comes from
- Record
- Wikipedia article "2026 Saudi Aramco AW139 crash" (page 83573193, revision 1368172882)
- Date
- Wikipedia infobox: date
- Place and country
- Wikipedia infobox: site
- Map position
- Wikipedia article coordinates
- Aircraft, operator and route
- Wikipedia infobox: aircraft type, registration, operator, origin and destination; route airports from the linked airport articles' Wikidata codes (OurAirports)
- Operation
- Reviewed correction (2026-09-26): A helicopter operated by Aloula Aviation flying an offshore shuttle for Saudi Aramco: a helicopter service for hire to an oil company. The article: "a Leonardo AW139 operating an offshore flight for Saudi Aramco crashed on approach to Ras Tanura Airport"
- Fatalities
- Wikipedia infobox: aircraft fatalities
- Ground fatalities
- not stated in the Wikipedia infobox
- Summary
- Wikipedia infobox: summary
Source notes (1)
- Wikipedia · Facts from the Wikipedia article's infobox and coordinates, not checked against an investigation report. Independent review pending.