| Date: | Thursday 8 January 1998 |
| Time: | 17:44 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310 |
| Owner/operator: | Malaysia Airlines |
| Registration: | 9M-MDJ |
| MSN: | 791 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 29537 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Limbang Airport (LMN) -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Miri Airport (MYY/WBGR) |
| Limbang Airport (LMN/WBGJ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
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.
Sources:
ICAO Adrep 2/01
Location
Images:
photo (c) aeroprints.com; Rantoul, KS; 30 April 2013; (CC:by-sa)
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