Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 238
| Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 238 | |
|---|---|
 An identical Dornier Do-228-212 |
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| Accident summary | |
| Accident type | Controlled flight into terrain |
| place | near Miri , Malaysia
|
| date | September 6, 1997 |
| Fatalities | 10 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Dornier Do 228-212 |
| operator | Royal Brunei Airlines |
| Mark | 9M-MIA |
| Departure airport |
Brunei International Airport , Brunei
|
| Destination airport |
Miri Airport , Malaysia
|
| Passengers | 8th |
| crew | 2 |
| Lists of aviation accidents | |
Royal Brunei Airlines flight 238 was an international scheduled flight of the Royal Brunei Airlines from Bandar Seri Begawan to Miri , on which a Dornier Do 228-212 crashed on a mountain on September 6, 1997 . There were no survivors among the eight passengers and two crew members.
Flight history
The Dornier Do 228-212 took off from Bandar Seri Begawan at 19:03 local time (13:03 CET). The crew asked air traffic control for the final approach. The responsible air traffic controller granted the crew permission to land on runway 2, but received no response from the pilots. The Dornier Do 228 crashed on the slope of a mountain at an altitude of 500 meters, 14 kilometers from the airport. The wreck was only discovered the next morning. All ten inmates died in the accident.
Victim
| nationality | Passengers | crew | All in all |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Malaysia
|
4th | 2 | 6th |
 Japan
|
2 | - | 2 |
 Singapore
|
1 | - | 1 |
 Sri Lanka
|
1 | - | 1 |
| Total: | 8th | 2 | 10 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Aircraft accident Dornier 228-212 9M-MIA Miri Airport. In: Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved April 9, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Plane crash in Borneo claims all 10 on board. In: The Nation Asean / Regional. September 8, 1997, accessed April 9, 2020 .