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| Date: | Thursday 9 October 1980 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri |
| Owner/operator: | TUDM (Royal Malaysian Air Force) |
| Registration: | FM1706 |
| MSN: | 61414 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Santubong, N of Kuching (KCH), Sarawak -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RMAF Kuching |
During recovery from simulated autorotation, one tail rotor blade disintegrated. Severe vibrations occured. Sucessfully hard autorotative forced landing into high grass.
Sources:
http://pythonjoe.blogspot.com/2009/10/tail-rotor-malfunction-on-s-61-4-nuri.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2012 03:24 | TB | Added |
| 01-Oct-2012 03:09 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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