Liow: Sarawak copter crash due to bad weather and pilot's unfamiliarity with terrain


  • Nation
  • Monday, 05 Jun 2017

KUALA LUMPUR: The helicopter crash in Sarawak that killed six people last year, including two politicians and a senior civil servant, was due to bad weather and the pilot's unfamiliarity with local terrain.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the crash investigation has been completed and the report will be available on the ministry's website soon.

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