# Accident 20220911023129A: Eurocopter EC120B, Kampung Kenagan, September 11, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2022, 12:15 local time
- Place: Kampung Kenagan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 4.1114° N, 101.2801° E: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=4.1114&lon=101.2801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N409HH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N409HH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter EC120B (registry code 8680987, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec120b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIUS-2F (registry code 60010, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arrius-2f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER EC120B
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIUS 2F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA22WA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220911023129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA22WA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA282), Sep 11, 2022: Eurocopter EC120B (N409HH), Bidor, Malaysia, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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