Bentong heli crash: Site investigation to conclude today


KUANTAN: Investigations at the site where a helicopter crashed on landing at Batu 9, Jalan Lama Bentong-Kuala Lumpur are expected to be completed on Friday (Feb 7), according to police.

Bentong OCPD Supt Zaiham Mohd Kahar told Bernama that the Transport Ministry's Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) was still conducting investigations at the scene, and the helicopter wreckage would be removed once the probe was completed.

On Thursday (Feb 6), the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia said AAIB would conduct further investigations under Part XXVI of the Civil Aviation Regulations 2016.

The accident involved a Bell 206L4 helicopter, which reportedly overturned and caught fire while landing to refuel.

The incident claimed the life of an Indonesian ground crew, engineer Finsen Reskey Sembiring, 27, who was struck by the helicopter’s rotor blades.

However, the Indonesian pilot survived the incident.- Bernama

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