Tabubil - Selbang

On December 17, 1994 at 01:20 PM, Tabubil - Selbang experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Missionary Aviation Fellowship - MAF, with the event recorded near Selbang Western (Fly).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

28 people were known to be on board, 28 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: 26, passenger fatalities: 26, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft departed Tabubil and a regular schedule flight to Selbang, carrying 26 passengers and two pilots. After passing over Olsobip, the crew encountered poor visibility due to clouds. While flying at an altitude of 6,400 feet in clouds, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located about 9 km south of Selbang. The aircraft was destroyed and all 28 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the cloud layer was reported from 4,000 to 10,000 feet.

Aircraft reference details include registration P2-MFS, MSN 187, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -5.3163°, 141.7511°.