Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport - Accidents and Incidents

Accidents and Incidents

• 11 May 1976 - British Airways Flight 888, a Boeing 747-100 from London to Melbourne via Bahrain, Bangkok & Kuala Lumpur, was on approach to Runway 15 when it flew below the normal flight path, hitting trees 2.2 nautical miles before the runway threshold. On landing, inspection of the aircraft shows damage on the main landing gears, strike marks on the fuselage, landing gears and engine intakes as well as evidence of debris ingestion on engines 1 & 2.
• 27 September 1977 – Japan Airlines Flight 715, a Douglas DC-8, crashed into a hill in bad weather while attempting to land on Runway 15. 34 people, including 8 of the 10 crew members and 26 of the 69 passengers, were killed when the aircraft broke on impact.
• 4 December 1977 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 653, a Boeing 737–200 from Penang to Kuala Lumpur was hijacked and crashed in Tanjung Kupang, Johor, killing all 100 people aboard.
• 18 December 1983 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 684, an Airbus A300 from Singapore crashed 2 km short of the runway while approaching Runway 15 in bad weather. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was written off. Ironically, the aircraft was operating its last scheduled flight for Malaysia Airlines, before being returned to its original operator, Scandinavian Airlines System.
• 19 February 1989 – Flying Tigers Flight 66, a Boeing 747-200F from Singapore crashed 12 kilometres from the airport while on approach to Runway 33. The pilots misinterpreted the controller's instructions to descend, causing the aircraft to fly below minimum attitude and crashing into a hillside on the outskirts of Puchong. All 4 flight crew were killed.