Narrative:
Crashed into Bukit Besar mountain.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 13 January 1951 |
| Type: |  Douglas VC-47D (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Air Carriers |
| Registration: | VR-HEP |
| MSN: | 32530/15782 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 6,5 km (4.1 mls) W of Sungei Padi ( Malaysia)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Butterworth Airport (BWH/WMKB), Malaysia |
| Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI/WBKK), Malaysia |
Crashed into Bukit Besar mountain.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Butterworth Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport as the crow flies is 1725 km (1078 miles).
Distance from Butterworth Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport as the crow flies is 1725 km (1078 miles).
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