Miri - Limbang

On January 8, 1998 at 05:44 PM, Miri - Limbang experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Malaysian Airlines System - MAS, with the event recorded near Limbang Sarawak.

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.

8 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft landed a little too far down the runway and bounced twice. Out of control, it skidded and overran the runway before coming to rest in a ditch. All eight occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9M-MDJ, MSN 791, year of manufacture 1982.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.6900°, 115.0326°.