Ba'kelalan - Marudi

On July 30, 1993 at 12:32 PM, Ba'kelalan - Marudi experienced a crash involving Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, operated by Hornbill Skyways, with the event recorded near Long Loyang Sarawak.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

17 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 16 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 5.9%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 15, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Ba'kelalan to Marudi, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was poor due to heavy rain falls. The crew lost his orientation and due to fuel exhaustion, was forced to attempt an emergency landing. After landing in an open field, the aircraft struck a rock and crashed. One passenger was killed while 16 other occupants were rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9M-AXM, MSN 1967, year of manufacture 1979.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 3.4487°, 114.1174°.