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| Date: | Friday 25 June 2010 |
| Time: | 02:45 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-64E (CH-54A) |
| Owner/operator: | Erickson Air-Crane |
| Registration: | N229AC |
| MSN: | 64-018 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Long Pelutan, Baram -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Sikorsky S-64 helicopter crashed deep in the jungle near Long Pelutan, Baram whilst logging timber, killing the pilot William Charles Scott (51) and injuring the co-pilot David William Bergin (49). The helicopter was destroyed.
Sources:
1. http://www.mysinchew.com/node/40934
2. http://www.thestaronline.com/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/26/nation/20100626130949&sec=nation
3. http://www.malaysianmirror.com/sabahsarawakdetail/12-sabahsarawak/44096-pilot-killed-in-logging-chopper-crash
4. https://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/4pilot/Article/_
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20100704034548/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net:80/breakingnews/world/view/20100627-277851/American-pilot-killed-in-Borneo-copter-crash
6. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/06/27/pilot-killed-helicopter-crashes-malaysian-jungle-borneo-island.html
7. http://www3.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20100701X22948&key=1
8. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3413/3581486265_93d62e0974_z.jpg?zz=1 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2010 02:12 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Jun-2010 02:13 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2010 02:31 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2010 12:30 | gwog | Updated [Damage] |
| 01-Jul-2010 23:11 | MarkStep | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2010 12:52 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location] |
| 11-Aug-2010 07:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 20-Dec-2010 11:38 | TB | Updated [Nature, Source] |
| 20-Dec-2010 11:51 | TB | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2011 10:20 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Source] |
| 19-Mar-2011 10:26 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Oct-2012 12:04 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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