Last updated: 13 June 2021
| Status: | Preliminary - official |
| Date: | Thursday 8 January 1998 |
| Time: | 17:44 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310 |
| Operator: | Malaysia Airlines |
| Registration: | 9M-MDJ |
| MSN: | 791 |
| First flight: | 1982-02-03 (15 years 11 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Limbang Airport (LMN) ( Malaysia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Miri Airport (MYY/WBGR), Malaysia |
| Limbang Airport (LMN/WBGJ), Malaysia |
The aircraft landed slightly past the normal touchdown point. It bounced twice before skidding and then weaved about the runway centre line. The aircraft overran the runway paved surface and crashed into a drain.
Classification:
Bounced on landingRunway excursion
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep 2/01Photos
accident date: 08-01-1998
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310
registration: 9M-MDJ
Map
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 Miri Airport to Limbang Airport as the crow flies is 125 km (78 miles).
Distance from Miri Airport to Limbang Airport as the crow flies is 125 km (78 miles).
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.
