Eurocopter

2022 - 9 - 11

Eurocopter EC120B

Post cover — Image courtesy of "Free Malaysia Today"

Pilot of missing helicopter said to be a Hong Kong national (Free Malaysia Today)

Industry sources say he was a skilful pilot with a licence from the US Federal Aviation Authority.

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Radar detected missing copter losing altitude, says CAAM (The Edge Markets MY)

Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) chief executive officer Datuk Captain Chester Voo said there were no distress calls from the lone pilot on board, as ...

He said Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) and Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) helicopters are currently at the last known location to conduct search and rescue (SAR) efforts. “The Kuala Lumpur Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre (KLARCC) at KLATCC was immediately activated to determine the helicopter’s location,” Voo said in a statement, adding that the missing aircraft is a Eurocopter EC120B, with the registration marking N409HH, and operated by Heli Outpost Sdn Bhd. IPOH (Sept 11): The radar system at the Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control Centre (KLATCC) recorded a sharp loss of altitude from the privately-owned Eurocopter helicopter that went missing near Bidor shortly after noon on Sunday (Sept 11).

Helicopter with lone pilot missing near Bidor (Malaysiakini)

A helicopter with just the pilot on board has been reported missing near Bidor, Perak while flying from Subang to Ipoh today. Transport Minister Wee Ka ...

A helicopter with just the pilot on board has been reported missing near Bidor, Perak while flying from Subang to Ipoh today. Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong said the privately owned Eurocopter EC120B took off from the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang at 11.37am and was supposed to land at the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport in Ipoh exactly an hour later at 12.37pm.

Bidor chopper crash second fatal incident involving Eurocopter ... (The Sun Daily)

IPOH: The fatal helicopter crash in Bidor, near here on Sunday is the second fatal incident involving the Eurocopter EC120B model. The helicopter's 58...

The helicopter made its first flight in December 1997.-Bernama The aircraft had been scheduled to return at 12.37 pm and its last known location was Chikus Forest Reserve near Bidor. Data from the KLATCC radar showed a high rate of altitude depreciation within a short time span of less than one minute, which entailed a particular situation or scenario.

PM Ismail Sabri extends condolences to family of pilot in Bidor ... (Malay Mail)

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob extended his condolences to the family of the Eurocopter pilot, Tsz Kin Richard Chan, ...

Helicopter missing over Perak, SAR activated [NSTTV] (New Straits Times Online)

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong confirmed the matter in a Facebook post. He said he was informed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) ...

"I wish our personnel good luck in the search and pray for the best," he said. He said he was informed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) of an ongoing search for the helicopter in Perak. A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been activated together with Bidor police.

Missing helicopter is eighth incident involving aircraft since 2015 (The Star Online)

PETALING JAYA: The incident involving a helicopter that went missing near Bidor, Perak is one of the few aircraft-related mishaps that have occurred over ...

Oct 4, 2016: Fourteen military personnel were injured when a Nuri helicopter crashed on the rooftop of a building of SMK Balong in Tawau, Sabah. The police helicopter carrying six Air Operations Force personnel crashed at the 14th Battalion Camp of the General Operation Force in Jalan Air Panas, Tawau, injuring one. The helicopter is a Eurocopter EC120B and attempts to contact the pilot of the helicopter that went missing near Bidor were unsuccessful, with radar showing that the aircraft suffered a sharp loss of altitude.