Subang - Subang

The crew departed Kuala Lumpur-Subang-Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport at 0835LT on a local training flight. Ten minutes later, the left engine caught fire and failed, forcing the captain to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in the sea, few metres off the beaches of Taman Malawati Utama, south of Kuala Selangor. The copilot was injured (broken arm) while seven other occupants escaped unhurt. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Subang - Subang — crash photo

Flight / Schedule

Subang - Subang

Registration

M44-07

MSN

N055

Year of Manufacture

2005

Date

February 26, 2016 at 08:40 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

Kuala Selangor Selangor

Region

Asia • Malaysia

Coordinates

3.4003°, 101.4155°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On February 26, 2016 at 08:40 AM, Subang - Subang experienced a crash involving Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN), operated by Royal Malaysian Air Force - Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, with the event recorded near Kuala Selangor Selangor.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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: 8, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew departed Kuala Lumpur-Subang-Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport at 0835LT on a local training flight. Ten minutes later, the left engine caught fire and failed, forcing the captain to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in the sea, few metres off the beaches of Taman Malawati Utama, south of Kuala Selangor. The copilot was injured (broken arm) while seven other occupants escaped unhurt. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration M44-07, MSN N055, year of manufacture 2005.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 3.4003°, 101.4155°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew departed Kuala Lumpur-Subang-Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport at 0835LT on a local training flight. Ten minutes later, the left engine caught fire and failed, forcing the captain to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in the sea, few metres off the beaches of Taman Malawati Utama, south of Kuala Selangor. The copilot was injured (broken arm) while seven other occupants escaped unhurt. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

8

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

8

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 8

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Subang - Subang

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

Asia • Malaysia

Aircraft Details

Registration

M44-07

MSN

N055

Year of Manufacture

2005

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