Sandakan – Labuan
Flight / Schedule
Sandakan – Labuan
Aircraft
Cessna 402Registration
M27-01
MSN
402B-0893
Year of Manufacture
1975
Date
February 3, 1986 at 07:30 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Lawas Sarawak
Region
Asia • Malaysia
Coordinates
4.9545°, 115.4244°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On February 3, 1986 at 07:30 PM, Sandakan – Labuan experienced a crash involving Cessna 402, operated by Royal Malaysian Air Force - Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, with the event recorded near Lawas Sarawak.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.
8 people were known to be on board, 8 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: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft departed Sandakan Airport on a flight to Labuan, Federal Territory of Labuan. On approach, the crew encountered poor visibility due to bad weather. While descending by night, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Bukit Ibol located about 12 km east of Lawas, Sarawak. The wreckage was found a day later about 55 km southeast of Labuan Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration M27-01, MSN 402B-0893, year of manufacture 1975.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.9545°, 115.4244°.
Fatalities
Total
8
Crew
2
Passengers
6
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft departed Sandakan Airport on a flight to Labuan, Federal Territory of Labuan. On approach, the crew encountered poor visibility due to bad weather. While descending by night, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Bukit Ibol located about 12 km east of Lawas, Sarawak. The wreckage was found a day later about 55 km southeast of Labuan Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
6
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 8
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Sandakan – Labuan
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Asia • Malaysia