Narrative:
The Beechcraft 200T King Air crashed while trying to land at Butterworth RMAF Station, after conducting a training flight. The plane was completely destroyed. There is at least one fatality.
» Aviation Letter 602
WMKB 210900Z 29007KT 240V350 9999 FEW020 SCT140 BKN280 29/24 Q1006
10:00 UTC / 18:00 local time:
WMKB 211000Z 30007KT 260V340 9999 FEW017CB SCT140 BKN280 29/24 Q1007 NOSIG
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 21 December 2016 |
| Time: | 17:18 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B200T Super King Air |
| Operator: | Royal Malaysian Air Force - RMAF |
| Registration: | M41-03 |
| MSN: | BT-37 |
| First flight: | 1994 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Butterworth RMAF Station (BWH) ( Malaysia)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kuala Lumpur Subang International Airport (KUL/WMKK), Malaysia |
| Butterworth Airport (BWH/WMKB), Malaysia |
The Beechcraft 200T King Air crashed while trying to land at Butterworth RMAF Station, after conducting a training flight. The plane was completely destroyed. There is at least one fatality.
Sources:
» New Straits Times» Aviation Letter 602
METAR Weather report:
09:00 UTC / 17:00 local time:WMKB 210900Z 29007KT 240V350 9999 FEW020 SCT140 BKN280 29/24 Q1006
10:00 UTC / 18:00 local time:
WMKB 211000Z 30007KT 260V340 9999 FEW017CB SCT140 BKN280 29/24 Q1007 NOSIG
Photos
Video, social media
RMAF aircraft crashes at Butterworth airbase; one dead, three injured
— New Straits Times (@NST_Online) December 21, 2016
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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 Kuala Lumpur Subang International Airport to Butterworth Airport as the crow flies is 334 km (209 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Kuala Lumpur Subang International Airport to Butterworth Airport as the crow flies is 334 km (209 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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