Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 238

Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 238 was a scheduled flight from Labuan to Bandar Seri Begawan and Miri, operated by Merpati Intan on behalf of Royal Brunei Airlines.[1] On 6 September 1997, the Dornier 228 registered as 9M-MIA crashed on approach to Miri, killing both crew members and all eight passengers on board.

Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 238
A Dornier 228 similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date6 September 1997
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
SiteLambir Hills National Park near Miri, Malaysia
Aircraft
Aircraft typeDornier 228
OperatorRoyal Brunei Airlines
Registration9M-MIA
Flight originBrunei International Airport, Brunei
DestinationMiri Airport, Malaysia
Occupants10
Passengers8
Crew2
Fatalities10
Survivors0

Accident

Flight 238, a Dornier 228 took off from Brunei International Airport at 19:03 local time with 8 passengers and two pilots on board for a short-haul flight to Miri Airport. The flight crew of flight 238 requested clearance to land at the airport. Air traffic control cleared the flight for the final approach to runway 02 but the flight crew did not radio back the control. At 19:42 while on approach to the runway, Flight 238 crashed into a slope at 500m in Lambir Hills National Park. The wreckage of the Dornier 228 was found at 07:10 the next morning.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Saturday 6 September 1997". Aviation-safety.
  2. Plane crash in Borneo claims all 10 on board

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