Bangkok – Kuala Lumpur – Singapore

On March 22, 1964 at 04:19 PM, Bangkok – Kuala Lumpur – Singapore experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.106 Comet, operated by Malaysian Airways, with the event recorded near Paya Lebar AFB All Singapore.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

68 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 68 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 60, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The flight from Kuala Lumpur was uneventful until the airplane approached Singapore. Visibility was good as the co-pilot started the approach to runway 02. The flare was initiated a little late and the airplane touched down firmly. The Comet bounced and floated a few feet over the runway. During the bounce the starboard wheel bogie and part of the landing gear leg dropped off. The crew tried to hold the wing off the ground after the aircraft settled back onto the runway. Finally the wing contacted the runway. The engines were shut down and left wheel brakes applied before the aircraft came to rest. At the time of the accident, the gears totalized 4,500 landings and was certified for 8,000.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-APDH, MSN 6409, year of manufacture 1958.