ASN Aircraft accident Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-100 9M-AZB Long Seridan
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Date:Wednesday 4 September 1991
Time:14:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic SC7 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-100
Operator:Airtech Rajawali Udara
Registration: 9M-AZB
MSN: SH.1975
First flight: 1981
Engines: 2 Garrett TPE331-2-201A
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 18
Total:Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 20
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:9 km (5.6 mls) from Long Seridan (   Malaysia)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Bario Airport (BBN/WBGZ), Malaysia
Destination airport:Marudi Airport (MUR/WBGM), Malaysia
Narrative:
Both engines failed within a short interval 18 minutes after takeoff from Bario Airport, Malaysia, on a 35 minutes sector. The pilot attempted to land on a hillside jungle track used by timber transporters. The wings struck several trees causing the aircraft to impact nose down onto the hill slope.

Probable Cause:

The engines failed due to lack of fuel, resulting from the crew failure to ensure enough fuel for the flight. Contributory cause was the absence of a proper regulatory body to monitor the operator's activities through regular inspections and continuous surveillance.

Classification:
Fuel exhaustion
All engine powerloss
Forced landing outside airport

Sources:
» ICAO Adrep 2/01


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Distance from Bario Airport to Marudi Airport as the crow flies is 137 km (85 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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