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| Date: | Friday 12 July 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Harbin Z-9WE |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Cambodian Air Force |
| Registration: | MH-912 |
| MSN: | Z9-0672 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cardamom Mountains, Pursat Province -
 Cambodia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The helicopter went missing while performing a training flight over the Caradamom Mountains. The wreckage was found two weeks after it went missing. The body of one crew member was found inside the helicopter while the body of a second crew member was found near the crash site. The helicopter was destroyed.
Sources:
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/cambodia-says-military-helicopter-missing-during-training
https://dap-news.com/national/2024/07/13/430788/
https://apnews.com/article/cambodia-helicopter-accident-cardamom-mountains-search-pursat-0fc77fce0050aa3ce5d76856138ec1b9
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/asia/cambodian-helicopter-spotted-crashed-on-a-mountain-17-days-after-being-lost-bodies-of-pilots/article_ab2acd49-15f2-5720-bfe6-76b15ac6fe07.html
Media:
Cambodian helicopter spotted crashed on mountain 17 days after being lost. No survivors seen
— The Cambodia Daily – ឌឹ ខេមបូឌា ដេលី (@cambodiadaily) July 30, 2024
Via @APhttps://t.co/aWZz5H9xRW pic.twitter.com/y3JH4IbYi4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2024 13:32 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Jul-2024 14:06 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 13-Jul-2024 14:11 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 30-Jul-2024 05:42 | luca | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jul-2024 06:52 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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