Johor | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The twin engine airplane was completing a flight from Taiping to Kuala Lumpur under call sign 'Misty 116B'. En route, while cruising over the Cameron Mountain Range, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a wooded and isolated area. The wreckage was found a day later and all seven occupants were killed.

Crash of a Boeing 737-2H6 near Jalan Tanjung Kupang: 100 killed

Date & Time: Dec 4, 1977 at 2036 LT

Type of aircraft:

Boeing 737-200

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9M-MBD

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Penang - Kuala Lumpur

MSN:

20585/306

YOM:

1972

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MH653

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100

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The airplane departed Penang Airport at 1921LT on scheduled service MH653 to Kuala Lumpur. During the descent, while at an altitude of 4,000 feet, a hijacker entered the cockpit and forced the crew to divert to Singapore. The aircraft then climbed to FL210 and proceeded to Singapore when the hijacker shot both pilots and then himself. Few minutes later, the airplane entered a dive and crashed in a wooded area located in the region of Jalan Tanjung Kupang. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 100 occupants were killed. The cockpit voice recordings indicate noises suggestive of the cockpit door being broken in, along with a reasonable amount of screaming and cursing. No noises are heard from within the cockpit to indicate any of the three occupants were conscious. The autopilot was then disconnected, possibly due to a pitch input by someone entering the cockpit and trying to control the aircraft. An investigator speculated that someone pulled back on the column, causing a pitch up, followed by an oscillation. This rapidly developed into a high amplitude phugoid oscillation that resulted in a rapid dive.

Probable cause:

The aircraft was hijacked in-flight and both pilots were shot.

Crash of a Scottish Twin Pioneer CC.1 in Kota Tinggi

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1960

Type of aircraft:

Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer

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XL967

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518

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1958

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Suffered a dual engine failure in flight while cruising over the region of Kota Tinggi, south Johor. The crew attempted an emergency landing but the aircraft crashed. All five occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Double engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Scottish Twin Pioneer CC.1 near Paloh

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1960

Type of aircraft:

Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer

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XM941

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550

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1958

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While completing a training mission, the airplane suffered a dual engine failure and crashed in a field located 6,4 km west of Paloh. All three crew members were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

Double engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Vickers 607 Valetta C.1 on Mt Gunung Ledang: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1954

Type of aircraft:

Vickers Valetta

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Registration:

WD160

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Supply

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Mountains

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489

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While cruising in marginal weather conditions on a supply mission, the twin engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located on the slope of Mt Gunung Ledang (aka Mt Ophir - 1,276 meters high) located about 23 km south of the city of Gemas, in the Johor province. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Investigations were unable to determine the reason why the crew was flying at an insufficient altitude at the time of the accident. Nevertheless, it was reported that he was flying since several hours and that he was probably tired, which may contribute to the accident.

Crash of a Martin 166 WH-3 off Muar: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Martin B-10 (Model 139 & 166)

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Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Singapore - Singapore

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The airplane departed RAF Sembawang in Singapore on a combat mission over Malaysia. It was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crashed into the sea off Muar. All four crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a Japanese fighter.

Crash of Martin 166 WH-3 in Muar: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Martin B-10 (Model 139 & 166)

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M-572

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Singapore - Singapore

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808

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1936

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The airplane departed RAF Sembawang in Singapore on a combat mission over Malaysia. It was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crash landed in a rubber plantation near Muar. A crew was killed and three others were rescued.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a Japanese fighter.