Kuching - Singapore - Kuala Lumpur

On December 18, 1983 at 07:38 PM, Kuching - Singapore - Kuala Lumpur experienced a crash involving Airbus A300, operated by Malaysian Airlines System - MAS, with the event recorded near Kuala Lumpur-Subang-Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Selangor.

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.

247 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 247 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 14, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 233, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Singapore-Changi Airport, the crew started the approach to Kuala Lumpung-Subang Airport by night and poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls. During an ILS approach to runway 15 with an RVR of 450 meters, the pilot-in-command was unable to establish a visual contact with the runway and eventually decided to make a go-around. Four other attempts to land failed and during the sixth approach procedure, the crew descended below the MDA until the aircraft contacted trees and crashed in a dense wooded area located 1,200 meters short of runway, bursting into flames. All 247 occupants were quickly evacuated, 20 of them were injured. The undercarriage and both engines were torn off while the aircraft was partially destroyed by a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration OY-KAA, MSN 122, year of manufacture 1980.