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Date: | Tuesday 4 October 2016 |
Time: | 09:45 LT |
Type: | Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri |
Owner/operator: | TUDM (Royal Malaysian Air Force) |
Registration: | M23-33 |
MSN: | 61800 |
Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | SMK Balung Tawau, Sabah -
Malaysia
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Tawau |
Destination airport: | Semporna |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The helicopter crashed on to the roof of a school after a apparent technical failure. There were no fatalities. Early reports state that at least 21 people, including students, have been injured in the crash.
Sources:
http://www.bernama.com/en/general/news.php?id=1288326 http://www.theborneopost.com/2016/10/04/helicopter-crashes-in-tawau-school-compound-at-least-20-injured/ http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-10/04/c_135731373.htm https://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/10/178536/crashed-nuri-heli-removed-smk-balung-video .
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-Oct-2016 06:19 |
gerard57 |
Added |
04-Oct-2016 06:20 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
04-Oct-2016 06:30 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
04-Oct-2016 07:30 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
05-Oct-2016 18:26 |
TB |
Updated [Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
06-Oct-2016 06:18 |
kraznyoctbyar |
Updated [Registration] |
08-Oct-2016 19:02 |
Padidiver |
Updated [Source] |
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