# NTSB WPR11WA200: Bell 206B-III, Sibu, Malaysia, Malaysia, April 11, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 11, 2011, 13:50 local (13:50 UTC)
- Place: Sibu, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 78878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR11WA200
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78878/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11WA200

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On April 11, 2011, about 1350 coordinated universal time, a Bell 206B-III, 9M-AXH, collided with terrain during takeoff near Sibu, Malaysia. The pilot was fatally injured and the helicopter was substantially damaged. The helicopter was operated by Sabah Air Aviation under the pertinent civil regulations of Malaysia. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Malaysia. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Malaysia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Chief Inspector of Air Accidents Ministry of Transport Department of Civil Aviation Level 1, 2, 3 Block D5 Federal Government Administration Centre 62502 Putrajaya Malaysia Tel: (60) 3-8871-4000 Fax: (60) 3-8871-4069

## Aircraft

- Registration: 9M-AXH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B-III
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 2480
- Engines: Rolls-Royce 250-C20B turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Sabah Air Aviation
- Departed: Sibu, Malaysia
- Destination: Unknown
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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.

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