ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71016
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| Date: | Friday 13 July 2007 |
| Time: | c. 09:35 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri |
| Owner/operator: | TUDM (Royal Malaysian Air Force) |
| Registration: | M23-14 |
| MSN: | 61780 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 km from Genting Sempah, Bentong, Pahang -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sempang (WMKF) |
| Kuantan (WMKD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
It was a routine training flight for crew change over. Departed in marginal weather from parent base and got trapped in bad weather near Gunung Bunga Buah (Bentong Gap area). Hit the north facing cliff of Gunung Bunga Buah (CFIT). Hit trees several times at low level and crashed.
Wreckage located July 17, 2007, 13:24 LT.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170729001142/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/Malaysia.htm
Air Forces Monthly
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 1980 | FM1717 | TUDM (Royal Malaysian Air Force) | 0 | 48 km from Ipoh, Perak | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2010 12:17 | TB | Added |
| 27-Sep-2012 02:00 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2012 02:37 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2012 02:46 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 28-Sep-2012 04:56 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2012 08:10 | TB | Updated [Time] |
| 03-Feb-2013 11:05 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2013 08:46 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2013 15:24 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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