1950 to present


saudi arabia General Civil Defence Agency

Saudi Ministry of Interior

GCDA







The GCDA is the para-military wing of the Ministry of Interior (MOI). They are responsible for providing police, firefighting, and search & rescue services for the country. Since the Siege of the Grand Mosque at Mecca in 1979, GCDA is also responsible for providing helicopter support to kingdoms counter terrorism forces. Sixteen Kawasaki KV-107/IIA-SM helicopters were purchased begining in 1979; (7) SM-1, (4) SM-2, (2) SM-3, & (3) SM-4. One SM-1 crashed in 1987 and another crashed in 2006.




The crash in 1987 was in the mountains and it was undetermined what the cause was. I believe as a mechanic in Saudi Arabia at the time at another base that the cause was they were pulling a 100 foot sling on the cargo hook but they didn't have a water bucket attached to it. In the mountains there is severe updrafts and downdrafts. With nothing to hold the cargo strap down with weight instead in a severe downdraft in the mountains that sling would go right into the aft rotor blades. I totally believe the sling contacted the after rotor blades and the aircraft came apart. Measurement from the cargo hook on the KV 107 to the after rotor blades May confirm or deny this theory. -




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  Locations


YearsLocationICAO/FAA
1980-    AbhaOEAB
1980-    DhahranOEDR
1980-    King Khaled Air BaseOERY
1980-    Prince Abdullah Air BaseOEJN


helicopter   Models


Years Models
2011-    S-70i Black Hawk
2007-    S-92
1984/12 kv-107iia-sm-3
1984/11 kv-107iia-sm-4
1979/10 kv-107iia-sm-1
1979/10 kv-107iia-sm-2




Construction Numbers (Not all in this unit)


C/N VersionBuiltIn this OrgIn other Org
4115 kv-107iia-sm-1 1979 MOI 01: KV-107/IIA-SM-1, c/n 4115, ff?; del Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Interior, Ge+
kawasaki helicopter system JQ4115: KV-107/IIA-SM-1, c/n 4115, ff?; Kawasaki Heavy Industries reg JQ4115 for testing; del Saudi Arabia, ...
4116 kv-107iia-sm-1 1979 MOI 02: KV-107/IIA-SM-1, c/n 4116, ff?; del Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Interior, Ge+
kawasaki helicopter system JQ4116: KV-107/IIA-SM-1, c/n 4116, ff?; Kawasaki Heavy Industries reg JQ4116 for testing; del Saudi Arabia, ...
4117 kv-107iia-sm-2 1979 MOI 03: KV-107/IIA-SM-2, c/n 4117, ff?; Kawasaki Heavy Industries reg JQ4117 for d+
kawasaki helicopter system JQ4117: KV-107/IIA-SM-2, c/n 4117, ff?; Kawasaki Heavy Industries reg JQ4117 for del tests; del Saudi Arabia...
4118 kv-107iia-sm-2 1979 MOI 04: KV-107/IIA-SM-2, c/n 4118, ff?; Kawasaki Heavy Industries reg JQ4118 for d+
kawasaki helicopter system JQ4118: KV-107/IIA-SM-2, c/n 4118, ff?; Kawasaki Heavy Industries reg JQ4118 for del tests; del Saudi Arabia...
4119 kv-107iia-sm-1 1979 MOI 05: KV-107/IIA-SM-1, c/n 4119, ff?; del Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Interior, Ge+
kawasaki helicopter system JQ4119: KV-107/IIA-SM-1, c/n 4119, ff?; Kawasaki Heavy Industries reg JQ4119 for testing; del Saudi Arabia, ...
4120 kv-107iia-sm-1 1979 MOI 06: KV-107/IIA-SM-1, c/n 4120, ff?; del Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Interior, Ge+
kawasaki helicopter system JQ4120: KV-107/IIA-SM-1, c/n 4120, ff?; Kawasaki Heavy Industries reg JQ4120 for testing; del Saudi Arabia, ...
4123 w/o 1987 kv-107iia-sm-1 1980 MOI 07: del Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Interior, General Civil Defence Agency as MO+
MOI 07: Aircraft CD 07 crashed in Mecca killing all onboard. It was load lifti+
MOI 07: Kevin Perrier and John Mullen died in the crash. John was pilot and Kev th+
kawasaki helicopter system JQ4123: KV-107/IIA-SM-1, c/n 4123, ff?; Kawasaki Heavy Industries reg JQ4123 for testing, 1980.
4124 kv-107iia-sm-1 1980 MOI 08: KV-107/IIA-SM-1, c/n 4124, ff?; Kawasaki temp reg JQ4124, Gifu, Japan, unk+
kawasaki helicopter system JQ4124: KV-107/IIA-SM-1, c/n 4124, ff?; Kawasaki temp reg JQ4124, Gifu, Japan, unk; del Saudi Arabia, Minist...
4125 kv-107iia-sm-2 1980 MOI 09: KV-107/IIA-SM-2, c/n 4125, ff?; Kawasaki Heavy Industries reg JQ4125 for d+
kawasaki helicopter system JQ4125: KV-107/IIA-SM-2, c/n 4125, ff?; Kawasaki Heavy Industries reg JQ4125 for del tests; del Saudi Arabia...
4126 kv-107iia-sm-4 1980 MOI 10: KV-107/IIA-SM-4, c/n 4126, ff?; Kawasaki temp reg JQ4126, Gifu, Japan, unk+
kawasaki helicopter system JQ4126: KV-107/IIA-SM-4, c/n 4126, ff?; Kawasaki temp reg JQ4126, Gifu, Japan, unk; del Saudi Arabia, Minist...
4127 w/o 2007 kv-107iia-sm-4 1980 MOI 11: del Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Interior, General Civil Defence Agency as MO+
MOI 11: crashed in 2007, pilot error no fatalities
kawasaki helicopter system JQ4127: KV-107/IIA-SM-4, c/n 4127, ff?; Kawasaki temp reg JQ4127, Gifu, Japan, unk
4128 kv-107iia-sm-4 1980 MOI 12: KV-107/IIA-SM-4, c/n 4128, ff?; Kawasaki temp reg JQ4128, Gifu, Japan, unk+
kawasaki helicopter system JQ4128: KV-107/IIA-SM-4, c/n 4128, ff?; Kawasaki temp reg JQ4128, Gifu, Japan, unk; del Saudi Arabia, Minist...
4129 kv-107iia-sm-3 1980 MOI 13: KV-107/IIA-SM-3, c/n 4129, ff?; Kawasaki temp reg JQ4129, Gifu, Japan, 27O+
MOI 13: salvaged (?)
kawasaki helicopter system JQ4129: KV-107/IIA-SM-3, c/n 4129, ff?; Kawasaki temp reg JQ4129, Gifu, Japan, 27Oct83; del Saudi Arabia, Mi...
4139 kv-107iia-sm-1 1983 MOI 14: KV-107/IIA-SM-1, c/n 4139, ff?; del Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Interior, Ge+
kawasaki helicopter system JQ4139: KV-107/IIA-SM-1, c/n 4139, ff?; Kawasaki Heavy Industries reg JQ4139 for tests; del Saudi Arabia, Mi...
4140 kv-107iia-sm-2 1983 MOI 15: KV-107/IIA-SM-2, c/n 4140, ff?; Kawasaki Heavy Industries reg JQ4140 for d+
kawasaki helicopter system JQ4140: KV-107/IIA-SM-2, c/n 4140, ff?; Kawasaki Heavy Industries reg JQ4140 for del tests; del Saudi Arabia...
4141 kv-107iia-sm-3 1984 MOI 16: KV-107/IIA-SM-3, c/n 4141, ff?; del Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Interior, Ge+
kawasaki helicopter system JQ4141: KV-107/IIA-SM-3, c/n 4141, ff?; Kawasaki Heavy Industries reg JQ4141 for del tests; del Saudi Arabia...
92-0064 s-92a 2007 MOI-01: Sikorsky S-92A Helibus, c/n 920064, ff: 2007; reg Sikorsky as N4515W; del +
Sikorsky Helicopters N4515W: Sikorsky toward MOI-01
92-0069 s-92a 2007 MOI-02: Sikorsky S-92A Helibus, c/n 920069, ff: 2007; reg Sikorsky as N45094; del +
Sikorsky Helicopters N45094: Sikorsky toward MOI-02
92-0076 s-92a 2008 MOI-03: Sikorsky S-92A Helibus, c/n 920076, ff: 2008; reg Sikorsky as N2580V; del+
MOI-03: at KAS Riyadh
Sikorsky Helicopters N2580V: Sikorsky toward MOI-03
92-0077 s-92a 2008 MOI-04: Sikorsky S-92A Helibus, c/n 920077, ff: 2008; reg Sikorsky as N2580T; del+
Sikorsky Helicopters N2580T: Sikorsky toward MOI-04
92-0078 s-92a 2008 MOI-05: Sikorsky S-92A Helibus, c/n 920078, ff: 2008; reg Sikorsky as N2584E; del+
Sikorsky Helicopters N2584E: Sikorsky toward MOI-05
92-0081 s-92a 2008 MOI-06: Sikorsky S-92A Helibus, c/n 920081, ff: 2008; reg Sikorsky as N2583M; del+
Sikorsky Helicopters N2583M: Sikorsky toward MOI-06
92-0083 s-92a 2008 MOI-07: Sikorsky S-92A Helibus, c/n 920083, ff: 2008; reg Sikorsky as N2583T; del+
Sikorsky Helicopters N2583T: Sikorsky toward MOI-07
92-0084 s-92a 2008 MOI-08: Sikorsky S-92A Helibus, c/n 920084, ff: 2008; reg Sikorsky as N2578T; del+
Sikorsky Helicopters N2578T: Sikorsky toward MOI-08
92-0085 s-92a 2008 MOI-09: Sikorsky S-92A Helibus, c/n 920085, ff: 2008; reg Sikorsky as N2578P; del+
Sikorsky Helicopters N2578P: Sikorsky toward MOI-09
92-0086 s-92a 2008 MOI-10: Sikorsky S-92A Helibus, c/n 920086, ff: 2008; reg Sikorsky as N2578M; del+
Sikorsky Helicopters N2578M: Sikorsky toward MOI-10
92-0087 s-92a 2008 MOI-11: Sikorsky S-92A Helibus, c/n 920087, ff: 2008; reg Sikorsky as N2577Y; del+
Sikorsky Helicopters N2577Y: Sikorsky toward MOI-11
92-0101 s-92a 2009 MOI-12: Sikorsky S-92A Helibus, c/n 920101, ff: 2009; reg Sikorsky as N20672; del +
MOI-12: 03mar13 crew member fell and died during World Civil Defence Day
Sikorsky Helicopters N20672: Sikorsky toward MOI-12
92-0102 s-92a 2009 MOI-13: Sikorsky S-92A Helibus, c/n 920102, ff: 2009; reg Sikorsky as N20688; del +
Sikorsky Helicopters N20688: Sikorsky toward MOI-13
92-0106 s-92a 2010 MOI-14: Sikorsky S-92A Helibus, c/n 920106, ff: 2009; reg Sikorsky as N2088X; del +
Sikorsky Helicopters N2088X: Sikorsky toward MOI-14
92-0107 s-92a 2010 MOI-15: Sikorsky S-92A Helibus, c/n 920107, ff: 2010; reg Sikorsky as N20880; del +
Sikorsky Helicopters N20880: Sikorsky toward MOI-15
92-0123 s-92a 2010 MOI-16: Saudi Arabia MOI-16 2011
Sikorsky Helicopters N2145L: Sikorsky, canc Mar11
92-0100 s-92a 2009 MOI-17: Sikorsky S-92A Helibus, c/n 920100, ff: 2009; reg Sikorsky as N2064R; del +
Sikorsky Helicopters N2064R: Sikorsky toward MOI-17
70-3652 s-70i 2010 MOI-31: MOI
PZL Mielec SP-YVA: PZL Mielec msn 0002
70-3660 s-70i MOI-32: MOI
PZL Mielec SP-YVB: PZL Mielec msn 0003
70-3699 s-70i MOI-33: MOI
PZL Mielec SP-YVC: PZL Mielec msn 0004
PZL Mielec SP-YVC: pictured (pic1) at the Berlin 2012 Airshow
PZL Mielec SP-YVC: Pictured (pic2) at the Berlin 2012 airshow
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