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| Date: | Tuesday 18 March 1997 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri |
| Owner/operator: | TUDM (Royal Malaysian Air Force) |
| Registration: | M23-30 |
| MSN: | 61797 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 35 km SE of Sipitang, Long Pasia, Sabah -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed on Gunung Lumaku (1967m), 35 km southeast of Sipitang together with Nuri M23-27 while on routine mission in the district of Long Pasia (Alung Pa' Sia), Sabah.
Sources:
Air Forces Monthly
http://web.archive.org/web/20170729001142/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/Malaysia.htm
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coltoras1959.blogspot.de/2011/08/tajuk-163-rmaf-crash-case-2.html]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2010 21:20 | TB | Added |
| 05-Jan-2010 11:48 | TB | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 27-Sep-2012 09:01 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Oct-2012 12:55 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2018 14:06 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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