Malaysia

2 hurt in copter crash at Subang airport

3 others escape unharmed in fourth such incident in less than 6 months in the Klang Valley

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 24 Mar 2021 11:28AM

2 hurt in copter crash at Subang airport
An Airbus H125 helicopter after it crashed in an open area at Subang Airport today. – Fire and Rescue Department pic, March 24, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR – An Airbus H125 helicopter crashed at an open area in Subang’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport this morning, involving five people.

According to the Fire and Rescue Department report, one victim suffered a broken right leg and a head injury while another has light injuries on his leg. Three others did not sustain any injuries.

No fires were reported.

The debris from the incident today, which was the Klnag Valley’s fourth helicopter crash in under half a year. – Fire and Rescue Department pic, March 24, 2021
The debris from the incident today, which was the Klnag Valley’s fourth helicopter crash in under half a year. – Fire and Rescue Department pic, March 24, 2021

An emergency call was received at 9.47am today. Teams from the Kota Anggerik fire station and the airport were deployed to the scene.

This is the fourth helicopter crash in less than six months in the Klang Valley.

On January 1, a helicopter crash in the Port Klang Free Zone, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM).

In a statement, it said that the helicopter departed the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang at 9.05am and was operating over the Pulau Indah airspace at 9.26am.

Two people were hurt when the two-seater helicopter crashed in an open area in the Port Klang Free Zone at 10am. This was the second incident involving the My Heli Club.

According to the report seen by The Vibes, the two victims were taken to hospital by a West Port ambulance. The Robinson R66 9M-SAW private helicopter had attempted an emergency landing before it crashed.

On November 8, two helicopters crashed in Taman Melawati, Ampang, at noon.

Two people were killed in the incident, while another two were injured. The accident involved a woman and three men.

Authorities believe that the two My Heli Club helicopters were conducting flight tests, but one pilot lost control of the aircraft and crashed in a small clearing.

The flight tests were believed to be part of Jauhari’s My Heli Club. The make of the helicopters were the Heli Cabri 9M-HCB and Heli Cabri 9M-HCA. – The Vibes, March 24, 2021

Emergency personnel at the site of the helicopter crash in Subang today. – Fire and Rescue Department pic, March 24, 2021
Emergency personnel at the site of the helicopter crash in Subang today. – Fire and Rescue Department pic, March 24, 2021

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