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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 April 2024 |
| Summary | Mid-air collision |
| Site | RMN Lumut Naval Base, Lumut, Perak, Malaysia 4°13′18″N 100°36′18″E / 4.221581°N 100.604864°E |
| Total fatalities | 10 |
| Total survivors | 0 |
| First aircraft | |
 An AW139, similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Type | AgustaWestland AW139 |
| Registration | M503-3 |
| Flight origin | Sitiawan Airport |
| Destination | RMN Lumut Naval Base |
| Occupants | 7 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 7 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Second aircraft | |
.jpg) M502-6, the Eurocopter Fennec involved in the collision | |
| Type | Eurocopter Fennec |
| Registration | M502-6 |
| Flight origin | Sitiawan Airport |
| Destination | RMN Lumut Naval Base |
| Occupants | 3 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 3 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 23 April 2024 at 09:32 MYT, two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters – an AgustaWestland AW139 and a Eurocopter Fennec – collided over the Malaysian town of Lumut during a military parade rehearsal celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy.[1][2] Ten people – seven on the AW139 and three on the Fennec – were killed. There were no survivors. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.[3]
- ^ "Ten crew killed after two Malaysian Navy helicopters collide in midair". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Malaysian navy helicopters collide in mid-air, killing 10 crew". CNN. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Ten dead as two Navy helicopters collide mid-air in Malaysia". BBC News. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.