Crash of a Vickers 607 Valetta C.1 near Hulu Langat: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VX540
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Kuala Lumpur – Kuala Lumpur
YOM:
1950
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a supply mission to the SAS troops in the Hulu Langat Forest Reserve. While flying at low height, the twin engine aircraft hit the top of a hill and crashed. All seven crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
According to British Army Officials, the margin of error for operating such type of aircraft in a mountainous area with turbulences is extremely low. Moreover, its performances are limited if one of the engine is inoperative in such operations, which could have been the case here.

Crash of a Vickers 607 Valetta C.1 near Oya

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VX537
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
YOM:
1950
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, an oil leak on an engine forced the pilot to shut it down. Unable to maintain a safe altitude, he elected to make an emergency landing on a beach located 8 km east of Oya. The aircraft was written off while the pilot was unhurt.
Probable cause:
Engine oil leak.

Crash of a Vickers 607 Valetta C.1 in Butterworth

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VW153
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
323
YOM:
4
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
23
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from RAF Butterworth, the left engine fire warning came on. The crew shot down the engine, feathered the propeller and obtained the permission to return for an emergency landing. On final, the airplane was too low, hit palm trees and crashed onto the runway. Four passengers were injured while 22 other occupants were unhurt. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas VC-47D-27-DK in Sungai Padi: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1951
Registration:
VR-HEP
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Butterworth – Kota Kinabalu
MSN:
15782/32530
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
En route, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Bukit Besar located 6,5 km west of Sungai Padi. The airplane was destroyed upon impact and all 10 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-15-DK in Kampong Aur

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1950 at 1120 LT
Operator:
Registration:
A65-66
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
15194/26639
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a supply mission to the federated Malaysian Police station based at Kampong Aur. On final approach, the left engine failed and the aircraft crash landed in a field. The undercarriage and both engines were sheared off and all eight occupants were slightly injured.
Crew:
S/L A. H. Birch, pilot,
Cpt Headlam, copilot,
F/Lt R. B. Denniston, navigator,
F/Lt W. G. Smith, wireless operator.
Passengers:
Cpl J. Middleton,
Dvr W. Wilkinson,
Dvr R. Ennis,
Dvr C. Christie.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine on final approach.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-35-DK Dakota C.4 near Kampong Jenera: 12 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1950
Operator:
Registration:
KN630
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
16538/33286
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Kota Bharu on a supply mission. While cruising at low height and low speed, the aircraft crashed in a dense wooded area located near Kampong Jenera. SAR operations were quickly conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. The wreckage was located 62 years later, in 2012, in an isolated area. All 12 occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Edward Robert Talbot,
Sgt Geoffrey Clarence Carpenter,
Sgt Thomas O'Toole,
Cpl F. Bryant,
Pvt P. Taylor,
Pvt A. Wilson,
Pvt M. Goldsmith.
Passengers:
Maj J. H. Proctor,
Mr. Mohammed bin Abdul Jalil,
Mr. A. Rentse,
Mr. Ya'akob Mamat,
Mr. Asip Alia Serdah.
Source:
http://konflikdanmiliter.blogspot.ch/2014/08/crashed-royal-air-force-c-47-skytrain.html

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-30-DK Dakota C.4 near Ipoh: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1949
Operator:
Registration:
KN536
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
16359/33107
YOM:
1945
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a reconnaissance mission after a RAF Spitfire was missing. After the aircraft went into a narrow valley, the captain applied full power and elected to gain height when the base of the empennage hit trees. The aircraft stalled and crashed on the slope of a wooded hill and was destroyed. All three crew members from the 52nd Squadron were killed.
Probable cause:
The crew misjudged the aircraft performances and failed to prepare the flight properly. Following this accident, recommandations were published by the RAF to avoid missions at low height in such flight conditions.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B Dakota C.4 near Rawang: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 12, 1948
Operator:
Registration:
KN633
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
16569/33317
YOM:
1945
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a SAR mission after a RAF Spitfire was missing since that morning. While cruising at low height, the aircraft hit with one of its wings some tree tops, stalled and crashed in a wooded area. All five crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Poor judgement on part of the pilot who failed to maintain a sufficient safe distance with the ground obstacles.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 Dakota C.4 in Batu Melintang: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1948
Operator:
Registration:
KJ962
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
14809/25254
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a training mission and was in charge to locate an appropriate dropping zone for paratroopers. While flying at an estimated height of few hundred yards, the crew realized that smoke was coming out from the right engine. Few seconds later, the aircraft banked right, dove into the ground and crashed in a prairie. All five crew members were killed.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I off Bukit Tanjung Hantu: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 14, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
RI-003
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Songkhla – Bukittinggi
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Songkhla, Thailand, bound for Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, to be delivered to the Indonesian Air Force. It was carrying medical supplies as well. While flying along the west coast of Malaysia, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea, killing both occupants, Lt Col Iswahjudi and Air Vice-Marshal Halim Perdanakusuma.