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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Eurocopter EC120B · Kampung Kenagan · September 11, 2022

Date: September 11, 2022 · 12:15 local
Place: Kampung Kenagan
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N409HH
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA22WA282
Reported as: Eurocopter EC120B
Reported engine: Turbomeca ARRIUS-2F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot

N409HHRegistered now · Eurocopter EC120BS/N 1561 · Built 2008 Airframe modelEurocopter EC120B Engine modelTurbomeca ARRIUS-2FTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot in command (PIC) was on a planned private flight from sultan abdul aziz shah airport (wmsa) located in selangor, malaysia to sultan azlan shah airport (wmki) located in perak, malaysia with one (1) person on board upon investigators arriving on scene at 0315 local time (lt).

The aircraft departed wmsa at 1137 lt for wmki. Total planned flight time was 00:59 minutes. At bidor, 1215 lt, kuala lumpur air traffic control centre (kl atcc) handed the aircraft over to wmki. By 1223 lt when nothing was heard from the aircraft, wmki advised klatcc and search and rescue (sar).

Kl atcc radar playback indicated that the aircraft experienced a high rate of descent before disappearing. The raw radar data show the aircraft experienced a rates of descent of up to 6000FT/MIN. Weather conditions as observed by witnesses on ground and in the air indicate that it was raining heavily at the time and place of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS ON A PLANNED PRIVATE FLIGHT FROM SULTAN ABDUL AZIZ SHAH AIRPORT (WMSA) LOCATED IN SELANGOR, MALAYSIA TO SULTAN AZLAN SHAH AIRPORT (WMKI) LOCATED IN PERAK, MALAYSIA WITH ONE (1) PERSON ON BOARD UPON INVESTIGATORS ARRIVING ON SCENE AT 0315 LOCAL TIME (LT).

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WMSA AT 1137 LT FOR WMKI. TOTAL PLANNED FLIGHT TIME WAS 00:59 MINUTES. AT BIDOR, 1215 LT, KUALA LUMPUR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE (KL ATCC) HANDED THE AIRCRAFT OVER TO WMKI. BY 1223 LT WHEN NOTHING WAS HEARD FROM THE AIRCRAFT, WMKI ADVISED KLATCC AND SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR).

KL ATCC RADAR PLAYBACK INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT BEFORE DISAPPEARING. THE RAW RADAR DATA SHOW THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A RATES OF DESCENT OF UP TO 6000FT/MIN. WEATHER CONDITIONS AS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES ON GROUND AND IN THE AIR INDICATE THAT IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY AT THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA22WA282Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignBidor, MalaysiaSep 11, 2022 · Destroyed