A light aircraft crash near Ras Al Khaimah’s coast claimed the lives of a Pakistani female pilot and a 26-year-old Indian passenger.
Reports indicate the plane, carrying only the pilot and passenger, plunged into the sea near the Ras Al Khaimah capital on Sunday, resulting in both fatalities.
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The pilot was identified as a 26-year-old Pakistani woman, while the passenger, Suleiman Al-Majed, was a 26-year-old doctor born to Indian parents settled in the UAE.
Suleiman’s father revealed his son had rented the plane for a leisure flight. The aircraft took off around 2 PM and crashed shortly after near the beach.
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed the incident and launched an investigation to uncover the cause.
