Helicopter with lone pilot missing near Bidor

Helicopter with lone pilot missing near Bidor

Bernama

September 11, 2022 

The Eurocopter helicopter, privately owned, took off from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport at 11.37 am and was supposed to have landed at the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport at 12.37 pm, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said. - Ast

Helicopter with lone pilot missing near Bidor

The Eurocopter helicopter, privately owned, took off from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport at 11.37 am and was supposed to have landed at the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport at 12.37 pm, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said. - Astro AWANI

IPOH: A helicopter with just the pilot on board has been reported missing near Bidor while flying from Subang to Ipoh shortly after noon today.

The Eurocopter helicopter, privately owned, took off from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport at 11.37 am and was supposed to have landed at the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport at 12.37 pm, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said.

However, it lost radio contact with the Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control Centre (KLATCC) at 12.16 pm before the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) reported the aircraft as missing, he told reporters here today.

Wee said the aircraft's last known location was a forest area near Bidor.

"CAAM and the police will issue further statements on the incident and a search and rescue operation is underway," he said after a visit to the KTMB railway station here.

Wee said a CAAM team led by its chief executive officer Datuk Captain Chester Voo, with the cooperation of Tapah police, is carrying out a ground search.

"We pray that the search and rescue team will obtain the necessary information to pinpoint the exact location of the aircraft, and we hope any news received is a good one.

"According to the control tower, the radar showed that the aircraft is already on ground level, but we need to be certain and not make assumptions. A full report will be issued by CAAM," he said.

Tapah district police chief Supt Wan Azharuddin Wan Ismail, when contacted, said coordinates provided by CAAM indicate that the helicopter's last known position was near the Chikus forest reserve, near Langkap in Teluk Intan.

Along with a Fire and Rescue Department team, Tapah and Teluk Intan police are conducting a search in that area, he added.

--BERNAMA

Radar detected missing copter losing altitude - CAAM

Bernama

September 11, 2022 19:47 MYT

Radar detected missing copter losing altitude - CAAM

The radar system at the KLATCC recorded a sharp loss of altitude from the privately-owned Eurocopter helicopter that went missing near Bidor shortly after noon today, CAAM chief executive officer Datuk Captain Chester Voo said. - Facebook/CAAM

IPOH: The radar system at the Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control Centre (KLATCC) recorded a sharp loss of altitude from the privately-owned Eurocopter helicopter that went missing near Bidor shortly after noon today.

Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) chief executive officer Datuk Captain Chester Voo said there were no distress calls from the lone pilot on board as air traffic controllers tried to make contact.

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"Review from the radar readings indicated a large loss of altitude in less than a minute.

"The Kuala Lumpur Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre (KLARCC) at KLATCC was immediately activated to determine the helicopter's location," Voo said in a statement, adding that the missing aircraft is a Eurocopter EC120B, with the registration marking N409HH, and operated by Heli Outpost Sdn Bhd.

He said Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) and Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) helicopters are currently at the last known location to conduct search and rescue (SAR) efforts.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong earlier told reporters here that the helicopter lost radio contact with the KLATCC at 12.16 pm before CAAM reported the aircraft as missing.

It had taken off from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang at 11.37 am and was scheduled to land at the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport here an hour later.

Wee said the aircraft's last known location was a forest area near Bidor.

Checks by Bernama found that a SAR operations room had been opened at the Langkap Mosque, while Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri had also attended a briefing on the search efforts at the Bidor police station.

-- BERNAMA