Date:30-SEP-2010 Time:15:30 LT Type:
Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow Operator:Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Registration: 069/01-02069 C/n / msn: SN020 Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 Other fatalities:0 Airplane damage: Substantial Location:Woodlands -
Singapore Phase: En route Nature:Test Departure airport:Sembawang Air Force Base Destination airport:Sembawang Air Force Base Narrative:
A Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) Apache Longbow Attack Helicopters (AH-64D) has crashed in an open field in the north of Singapore.
According to a statement from Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), the helicopter made an emergency landing at the open field between Woodlands Avenue 12 and Woodlands Drive 64 at about 3.30 in the afternoon today.
The Apache has a crew of two, and it is believed that the aircrew were not injured in the forced landing as MINDEF said that there was no reported injury to personnel.
There was no damage to civilian property, according to the Defence Ministry.