
Descripción:
The Royal Malaysian Air Force C-130 Hercules transport plane skidded off the runway Sibu Airport (SBW) on landing and came to rest in the jungle. Unsecured baggage fell on a passenger resulting in fatal head injuries. The captain reported that engines 3 and 4 were shut down on finals. Upon landing the C-130 veered left and ran into shrubs.
The airplane was port of a Royal entourage visiting Sibu.
» New Straits Times Malaysia - Aug 27, 1990
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | sábado 25 agosto 1990 |
| Hora: | 12:00 |
| Tipo: |  Lockheed C-130H Hercules |
| Operador: | Royal Malaysian Air Force - RMAF |
| Registración: | M30-03 |
| Numéro de série: | 4674 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1976 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 8 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 32 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 40 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Considerable |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Sibu Airport (SBW) ( Malasia)
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| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Kuching Airport (KCH/WBGG), Malasia |
| Sibu Airport (SBW/WBGS), Malasia |
The Royal Malaysian Air Force C-130 Hercules transport plane skidded off the runway Sibu Airport (SBW) on landing and came to rest in the jungle. Unsecured baggage fell on a passenger resulting in fatal head injuries. The captain reported that engines 3 and 4 were shut down on finals. Upon landing the C-130 veered left and ran into shrubs.
The airplane was port of a Royal entourage visiting Sibu.
Fuentes:
» New Straits Times Malaysia - Aug 26, 1990» New Straits Times Malaysia - Aug 27, 1990
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Distance from Kuching Airport to Sibu Airport as the crow flies is 200 km (125 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Kuching Airport to Sibu Airport as the crow flies is 200 km (125 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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