Crash follows similar incident weeks ago, amid monsoon floods that have claimed over 850 lives

Video footage from day before crash captured unsafe actions by both pilot, ground engineer, creating potential hazards, says AAIB

JOHOR BAHRU, July 10 — Two of the five police personnel involved in this morning’s helicopter crash during the Multilateral Nuclear Security Detection Exercise (Mitsatom 2025) in Gelang Patah, Johor, are reported to be in critical condition and require respiratory assistance.

LONDON, Jan 10 — The family of Thai businessman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died in a helicopter crash in 2018, has brought a legal action against Italian helicopter manufacturer Leonardo SpA in a London court valued at £2.15 billion pounds (RM11.8 billion).

ANKARA, Dec 22 — Four people were killed in southwest Turkey on Sunday when an ambulance helicopter collided with a hospital building and crashed into the ground.

PHNOM PENH, July 30 — A Cambodian military helicopter that went missing on July 12 was found in the Cardamom Mountains yesterday, with both individuals aboard confirmed dead, a defence spokesperson said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — The tragic crash involving two Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) aircraft on April 23 was mainly caused by the Fennec helicopter deviating from its designated altitude and course, entering the flight path of the AW139 helicopter, according to the Board of Inquiry findings.

DUBAI, May 24 — President Ebrahim Raisi was buried in the Iranian holy city of Mashhad on Thursday as many thousands of mourners packed its streets for his funeral, four days after he died in a helicopter crash, footage broadcast by Iranian media showed.

DUBAI, May 23 — Thousands of Iranians turned out to mourn President Ebrahim Raisi in the city of Tabriz on Tuesday, after he was killed in a helicopter crash near the Azerbaijan border at the weekend along with his foreign minister and seven others.

PUTRAJAYA, May 20 — Malaysia is closely following the development of the helicopter crash involving Iran President Ebrahim Raisi and his delegation, which reportedly crashed yesterday afternoon.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — The air crew involved in the tragedy involving two Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) helicopters last month have been deemed fit to fly.

KUALA TERENGGANU, April 27 — Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the government has no plans to temporarily suspend the services of Fennec and HOM helicopters.

TAIPING, April 26 — An online trader who made an offensive remark on the helicopter crash during a training exercise at the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Lumut Base was fined RM23,000 by the Sessions Court here today.

LUMUT, April 26 — Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj arrived at the Lumut Naval Base here today to attend a Yasin recital, tahlil and special sermon as part of the Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN) 90th anniversary celebration.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — Police have opened an investigation paper against the owner of an X account, under the name Saifuddin Shafik, for making insensitive comments regarding the crash of two helicopters during a rehearsal flight at the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) base in Lumut on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — The Defence Ministry will look into the need to review the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for fly-past training to prevent a recurrence of incidents similar to Tuesday’s crash involving two Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) helicopters in Lumut, Perak.

PUTRAJAYA, April 25 — The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM), through Yayasan Kebajikan Negara, will donate RM3,000 under the "Skim Pemberian Ehsan Kepada Keluarga Mangsa (Peka YKN)” to families of the victims who perished when two helicopters crashed at the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) base in Lumut.

LUMUT, April 25 — The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), via the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN), will provide RM1,000 to each of the 21 children affected by the two helicopter crash that tragically claimed the lives of 10 Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) personnel at the Lumut Base.

PUTRAJAYA, April 24 — The interim report on the tragedy of two Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) helicopters crashing in Lumut, Perak yesterday will be ready within two weeks, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

IPOH, April 24 — The remains of the ten people perished in the crash of two Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) helicopters at its Lumut base yesterday will be accorded military honours at the 23rd Royal Malay Regiment Camp here once the post-mortem process is completed.