2024 Lumut mid-air collision

2024 Lumut mid-air collision
Accident
Date23 April 2024 (2024-04-23)
SummaryMid-air collision
SiteRMN Lumut Naval Base, Lumut, Perak, Malaysia
4°13′18″N 100°36′18″E / 4.221581°N 100.604864°E / 4.221581; 100.604864
Total fatalities10
Total survivors0
First aircraft

M503-3, the AW139 involved in the collision.
TypeAgustaWestland AW139
RegistrationM503-3
Flight originSitiawan Airport
DestinationRMN Lumut Naval Base
Occupants7
Crew7
Fatalities7
Survivors0
Second aircraft

M502-6, the Eurocopter Fennec involved in the collision
TypeEurocopter Fennec
RegistrationM502-6
Flight originSitiawan Airport
DestinationRMN Lumut Naval Base
Occupants3
Crew3
Fatalities3
Survivors0

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. Ten people – seven on the AW139 and three on the Fennec – were killed. There were no survivors. Malaysian investigators determined the crash was caused by pilot error.