ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71020
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 October 1996 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri |
| Owner/operator: | TUDM (Royal Malaysian Air Force) |
| Registration: | M23-21 |
| MSN: | 61788 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Teluk Bahang, Pulau Pinang -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RMAF Butterworth |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fell into the sea near Muka Head Lighthouse during night mission to evacuate an injured ship crew. Two crew survived, three others killed.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170729001142/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/Malaysia.htm
http://www.malaysiandefence.com/the-cougar-why/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2010 21:20 | TB | Added |
| 05-Jan-2010 10:36 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2012 04:28 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2012 10:01 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2013 15:17 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
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