ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232715
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| Date: | Saturday 1 February 2020 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Sabah Air |
| Registration: | 9M-AZK |
| MSN: | 51484 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marudi -
 Malaysia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Jupem base camp |
| Marudi Airport (MUR/WGBM) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB Malaysia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Bell 206L-3 helicopter was involved in an accident at LP43 on the Malaysia-Brunei border. The helicopter had just lifted off from LP43 with an underslung load when the aircraft started to roll and yaw to the left. The PIC tried to level the aircraft as best that he could before crashing into the trees and coming to a rest in an inverted position. Both pilots survived with only minor injuries.
CONCLUSION
Better coordination between the stakeholders of this underslung operation is sorely needed. The management of material placed in proximity of the LP needs to be drastically improved.
This accident is classified as an External Load Related Occurrence (EXTL)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.theborneopost.com/2020/02/01/five-survive-helicopter-crash-in-marudi/
https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/02/561904/helicopter-crashes-pilot-and-co-pilot-injured
https://www.theborneopost.com/2020/02/02/caam-aaib-expected-to-conduct-investigation-into-helicopter-crash-in-marudi/
https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/1/6/0/1147061.jpg?v=v40 (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2020 13:25 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Feb-2020 13:28 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2020 13:50 | gerard57 | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2020 14:35 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 02-Feb-2020 14:54 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2020 21:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2021 18:08 | harro | Updated [[Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]] |
| 25-Sep-2023 07:36 | harro | Updated [[[Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]]] |
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