Labuan – Bandar Seri Begawan – Miri
Flight / Schedule
Labuan – Bandar Seri Begawan – Miri
Aircraft
Dornier DO228Registration
9M-MIA
MSN
8217
Year of Manufacture
1993
Operator
Royal Brunei Airlines - RBADate
September 6, 1997 at 07:42 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Miri Sarawak
Region
Asia • Malaysia
Coordinates
4.3351°, 113.9865°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On September 6, 1997 at 07:42 PM, Labuan – Bandar Seri Begawan – Miri experienced a crash involving Dornier DO228, operated by Royal Brunei Airlines - RBA, with the event recorded near Miri Sarawak.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.
10 people were known to be on board, 10 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: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft departed Bandar Seri Begawan Airport at 1903LT on a regular schedule flight to Miri, Sarawak. At 1936LT, the crew was cleared for an approach to runway 02 but failed to acknowledge. Six minutes later, while descending by night, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Lambir (500 metres high) located 13,7 km from the airport. The wreckage was found the next morning at 0710LT. All 10 occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration 9M-MIA, MSN 8217, year of manufacture 1993.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.3351°, 113.9865°.
Fatalities
Total
10
Crew
2
Passengers
8
Other
0
Crash Summary
The twin engine aircraft departed Bandar Seri Begawan Airport at 1903LT on a regular schedule flight to Miri, Sarawak. At 1936LT, the crew was cleared for an approach to runway 02 but failed to acknowledge. Six minutes later, while descending by night, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Lambir (500 metres high) located 13,7 km from the airport. The wreckage was found the next morning at 0710LT. All 10 occupants were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
8
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 10
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Labuan – Bandar Seri Begawan – Miri
Operator
Royal Brunei Airlines - RBAFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Asia • Malaysia
Aircraft Details
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