Incident report
AgustaWestland AW139 crash near Lumut, Perak, Malaysia
fatal2024-04-2310 fatalities
Summary
Two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters, an AgustaWestland AW139 and a Eurocopter AS555SN Fennec, collided mid-air during a rehearsal for the Navy 90th anniversary parade at the Lumut naval base in Perak. The AW139 rotor clipped the Fennec, causing both to crash. All 10 crew across both aircraft were killed. The collision occurred at low altitude during a flypast formation.
Incident details
Date
2024-04-23
Location
Lumut, Perak, Malaysia
Aircraft
Registration
M503-6
Operator
Operator type
military
Fatalities
10
Injuries
0
Occupants
10
Probable cause
Source
Wikipedia ↗4.2403, 100.6289
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Severityfatal
Fatalities10
Injuries0
SourceWikipedia
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