ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282752
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| Date: | Sunday 11 September 2022 |
| Time: | 12:17 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri |
| Owner/operator: | Flystar Global |
| Registration: | N409HH |
| MSN: | 1561 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1427 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Arrius 2F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Bidor, Pirak -
 Malaysia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kuala Lumpur-Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB/WMSA) |
| Ipoh Airport (IPH/WMKI) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB Malaysia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri crashed near Bidor, Pirak, killing the pilot.
The helicopter took off for a private flight from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (WMSA), Subang at 11:37 LT and was scheduled to land at 12:37 LT at Ipoh Airport (WMKI).
Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control Centre (KLATCC) lost contact with the aircraft at approximately 12:16 LT just with radar recording a sharp loss of altitude for the aircraft. Data indicates that the aircraft descended up to 6,000 ft/min just before it crashed.
With a storm cell fast approaching from the south-west at the time of the accident, the aircraft would have begun to experience thunderstorms and rain with overcast skies.
A post-crash examination of the helicopter's console panel learned that the push button AVIONIC was not activated, which led to the de-energising of the attitude indicator.
CONCLUSION
"The accident was a combination of bad weather and a PIC who was not well versed with flying in adverse weather conditions nor fully capable of handling the aircraft he was in command of.
This accident is classified as Unintended Flight in IMC (UIMC) leading to Loss of Control – Inflight (LOC-I)."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/09/11/helicopter-plunged-off-radar-no-response-to-calls-says-caam
https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/71162/private-chopper-goes-missing-over-bidor-transport-minister
https://www.thesundaily.my/local/helicopter-with-lone-pilot-missing-near-bidor-BL9805047
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/09/12/perak-police-chief-confirms-helicopter-pilot-died-in-crash
https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2022/09/830525/helicopter-pilot-dies-after-losing-consciousness-during-rescue-mission
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2022/09/12/pilot-in-bidor-helicopter-crash-found-alive/
https://i0.wp.com/www.ummahtoday.com.my/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/306268571_752528072803953_7921795410532264908_n.jpg?w=720&ssl=1 (photo)
Location
Media:
📝 KENYATAAN MEDIA/PRESS STATEMENT - 11 SEPT 2022
— CAA Malaysia (@CAA_Malaysia) September 11, 2022
CAAM Aktifkan Usaha Mencari dan Menyelamat Helikopter di Bidor, Perak
CAAM Activates Search and Rescue Effort for Helicopter Following Lost of Contact in Bidor, Perak
#TeamCAAM #searchandrescue @MOTMalaysia pic.twitter.com/udVZumfHmc
📝 KENYATAAN MEDIA/PRESS STATEMENT - 12 SEPT 2022
— CAA Malaysia (@CAA_Malaysia) September 12, 2022
CAAM Sahkan Bangkai Pesawat Helikopter Ditemui di Bidor, Perak
CAAM Confirms Helicopter Wreckage Found in Bidor, Perak
#TeamCAAM #HelikopterHilang pic.twitter.com/5S2u8mupqJ
The Transport Ministry’s Air Accident Investigation Bureau and the Royal Malaysia Police forensics unit have begun investigations in the location of the Eurocopter EC120B helicopter crash in the Chikus Forest Reserve, near Bidor. #HelicopterCrash #Bidor https://t.co/BDHVM8FgYC
— Sinar Daily (@sinardailymy) September 13, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2022 11:17 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Sep-2022 12:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 11-Sep-2022 12:42 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2022 15:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2022 05:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2022 05:42 | MBerk_93 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Embed code, Damage] |
| 12-Sep-2022 08:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2022 08:02 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2022 08:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2022 12:33 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 19-Sep-2022 12:38 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2023 18:39 | harro | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 17-Dec-2023 18:50 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
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