Personnel from various agencies now in Long Lellang conducting investigation into yesterday's helicopter crash

MIRI, Sept 9 2026:  A total of 20 personnel from various agencies have been deployed Long Lellang, Ulu Baram today to conduct investigation into a crash of a Flying Doctor Service helicopter yesterday.

Caption: Members of the forensic team collecting evidence at the scene of the helicopter crash

They are already at the scene of the crash in Long Lellang conducting the investigation.

The team consists of 15 members of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department, three personnel from Marudi District police headquarters, a representative of Layang-Layang Aerospace and a representative of Malaysia Airports Berhad (MAB).

The deployment to Long Lellang using the JBPM's MI-171 (M994-04) helicopter was planned in stages, with the first flight carrying the operations team before being followed by a flight carrying the Royal Malaysian Police forensic team.

Before the deployment was carried out, an operational briefing was held at the Fire and Rescue Department’s Sarawak Regional Air Base in Miri on the flight safety, weather conditions, logistics and the implementation of operations at the incident location.

The briefing was delivered by senior fire officer II Captain Robert James and was attended by Deputy Minister in the Sarawak Premier's Department (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring) and Mulu State Legislative Member (SLM) Gerawat Gala, Miri Division Resident Galong Luang, Miri District Police Chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah and Marudi District Police Chief DSP Nor Aizan Mohd Jamil.

Coordination of the investigation team was also carried out with police, firemen, Malaysia Airport Berhad and Layang-Layang Aerospace to ensure that the deployed teams and operational requirements to Long Lellang could be carried out in an orderly manner.

Caption: The spot where the helicopter had crash-landed that killed a pilot and four medical personnel

The helicopter, operating an FDS service, crashed near the Long Lellang short takeoff and landing airport (STOLport) yesterday afternoon.

A pilot and a four medical personnel were dead in the crash.

It was confirmed that the helicopter belonged to a company that was rented to provide air doctor services at three locations from Miri to Ba Lai, Long Siut and Long Lellang, Marudi.