29 January 2017 – During US Raid on Yakla on Al-Qaeda militants a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey crash landed and was subsequently destroyed by US fire to avoid falling in enemy hands.[33] 24 February 2017 – A Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16 crashed in Najran, Saudi Arabia, a military source reported that the pilot survived the crash.[34] Houthis claimed to have shot down the aircraft.[35][36] February 2017 – A US UAV MQ-9 shot down by Houthi anti aircraft missile over Marib province.[37] 16 March 2017 – A Saudi Arabian Army Aviation Boeing AH-64 Apache was shot down by Houthi rebels.[38] 18 April 2017 – Saudi Arabian Army Aviation Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk crashed in Marib killing 12 soldiers on board.[39] 11 August 2017 – A UAEAF Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crashed due to a technical problem in Shabwa, with 4 soldiers killed and 3 injured.[40][41][42] 25 August 2017 – A United States Army Aviation Branch Sikorsky MH-60M Black Hawk, belonging to the 160th SOAR (A) was conducting hoist training a few feet above the water when it crashed 20 miles off southern coast of Yemen at approx 7:00 p.m. local time. One crew member died while other five were recovered.[43][44] 11 September 2017 – A UAEAF IOMAX AT-802U crashed in Yemen, killing the pilot.[45][46][47] 13 September 2017 – A RSAF Eurofighter Typhoon involved in close air support mission against Houthi fighters over Yemen crashed into a mountain in Al Wade’a district, reportedly due to a technical malfunction. The pilot died in the crash.[48] 1 October 2017 – U.S. Central Command stated that a MQ-9 had been shot down by Houthi air defense systems over Sanaa in western Yemen the previous day.