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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.

Crash of a Learjet 35A off Kuala Selangor: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 13, 1983 at 2100 LT

Type of aircraft:

Learjet 35

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Registration:

N482U

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Executive/Corporate/Business

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Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Kuala Lumpur - Colombo

MSN:

35-482

YOM:

1982

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Circumstances:

The twin engine airplane departed Kuala Lumpur-Subang Airport at 2141LT bound for Colombo, Sri Lanka. While flying at an altitude of 27,000 feet, the crew was cleared to climb to FL390 when the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the Malacca Strait, about 20 km off Kuala Selangor. SAR operations were initiated and a survey kit was found six days later. The main wreckage as well as bodies or debris were not found.
Crew:
Noel Anandappa, pilot,
Sydney Soysa, copilot,
S. Senenakye, steward.
Passenger:
Upali Wijewardene,
S. M. Ratnam,
Ananda Peli Muhandiram.

Probable cause:

Due to lack of evidences as the wreckage was not found, the exact cause of the accident could not be determined.