Ipoh - Ipoh

On October 23, 1959 at 12:00 AM, Ipoh - Ipoh experienced a crash involving Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Ipoh Perak.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was involved in a local training mission on behalf of the 209th Squadron. Shortly after liftoff, while climbing, the pilot-in-command made a sharp turn to the left. The tower controller told the pilot about the presence of a telegraph pole and the pilot was able to avoid the pole but not the electrical cables. The airplane stalled and crashed in a huge explosion, killing both pilots.

Aircraft reference details include registration XG561.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.6164°, 101.0786°.