American killed, Saudi injured in helicopter accident in Riyadh

An American trainer working with Saudi Arabia’s National Guard was killed on Thursday in a helicopter crash in Riyadh in the course of a routine activity

• The crash at Khashm Al-An Airport involved a Boeing AH-6i light helicopter gunship
• Investigation committees are still completing procedures to find out the causes of the accident

An American trainer working with Saudi Arabia’s National Guard was killed on Thursday in a helicopter crash in Riyadh in the course of a routine activity, the National Guard Ministry said.
A Saudi trainee pilot was injured in the crash at Khashm Al-An Airport, which involved a Boeing AH-6i light helicopter gunship.

The flight instructor was named as Paul Reedy and the trainee pilot as Lt. Hisham bin Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, who was taken to the National Guard hospital in King Abdul Aziz Medical City. His condition is stable.

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“Investigation committees are still completing their procedures to find out the causes of the accident,” the ministry said.