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| Date: | Monday 24 May 1999 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou |
| Owner/operator: | Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM) |
| Registration: | M21-05 |
| MSN: | 273 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kuching Airport (KCH) -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kuching Airport (KCH/WBGG) |
| Kuching Airport (KCH/WBGG) |
Crashed into a swampy area at the end of the runway during a regular training mission. One of the airplane's two engines had lost power.
Sources:
Scramble 258
Reuters
Scramble 241
New Straits Times - May 29, 1999
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2024 17:26 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 19-Nov-2024 08:56 | TB | Updated [Cn, ] |
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