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| Date: | Friday 2 August 2019 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Malaysian Air Force |
| Registration: | M23-16 |
| MSN: | 61783 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gubir Camp, Kedah -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The pilot made an emergency landing. All four crew members and eleven passengers sustained minor injuries.
Sources:
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2019/08/02/rmaf-nuri-helicopter-makes-emergency-landing-in-kedah/1777092
http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=1753103
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https://www.airliners.net/photo/Malaysia-Air-Force/Sikorsky-S-61A-4-Nuri/5604051/L (photo)
Media:
#National A Royal Malaysian Air Force, (RMAF) Nuri helicopter made an emergency landing in the Gubir Camp, Kedah area, at about 3.00pm today.#7Edition #ntv7
— ntv7 7Edition (@7Edition_ntv7) August 2, 2019
Full story here: https://t.co/hkmUAhyWO2 pic.twitter.com/TxOo126bxy
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2019 11:38 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Aug-2019 12:17 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 02-Aug-2019 12:24 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 02-Aug-2019 22:15 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
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