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MASwings Flight 3002
On 10 October 2013 MASwings Flight 3002, a scheduled domestic flight from Kota Kinabalu to Kudat, Malaysia, crashed on landing at its destination airport. The de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operating the flight was carrying 16 people, of which two were killed and four injured. It was the first fatal accident for MASwings.
The accident aircraft was a 30-year-old de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Series 310, registration 9M‑MDM. It was delivered to Malaysia Airlines on 14 July 1983, via Reykjavík, Iceland, and entered service with MASwings in October 2007. It was formely operated by Malaysian Airline System, later transferred to Fly Asian Xpress
Captain Wan Mohd Abd Amir Wan Yahya, 56, was an experienced pilot with MASwings. He had accumulated 4,740 flight hours in total, including 807 hours on the DHC-6 Twin Otter type.
First Officer Marc Joel Bansh, a 22-year-old Malaysian co-pilot, had logged 651 total flight hours, of which 400 hours were on the Twin Otter. He later died from injuries sustained in the crash.
Flight 3002 departed from Kota Kinabalu at approximately 14:50 local time for the short flight to Kudat. At 15:30, while on final approach to Kudat Airport, the aircraft descended below the normal glide path and impacted a house in the village of Kampung Sin San, located just short of the runway. The aircraft broke apart and came to rest partially on the house and surrounding grounds.
Emergency responders arrived shortly after the crash. Most of the 16 occupants survived, though two were fatally injured: the 22-year-old co-pilot and one elderly passenger. Four other passengers were injured, two seriously.
The aircraft involved was a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Series 310, registered as 9M-MDM. It was operated by MASwings, a regional subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, and was commonly used on short takeoff and landing (STOL) routes within Sabah and Sarawak.
The Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation (DCA), along with MASwings and other relevant authorities, launched an investigation into the crash. Initial findings suggested that the aircraft was too low on final approach and struck obstacles short of the runway. Weather conditions at the time were reported to be normal.
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MASwings Flight 3002
On 10 October 2013 MASwings Flight 3002, a scheduled domestic flight from Kota Kinabalu to Kudat, Malaysia, crashed on landing at its destination airport. The de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operating the flight was carrying 16 people, of which two were killed and four injured. It was the first fatal accident for MASwings.
The accident aircraft was a 30-year-old de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Series 310, registration 9M‑MDM. It was delivered to Malaysia Airlines on 14 July 1983, via Reykjavík, Iceland, and entered service with MASwings in October 2007. It was formely operated by Malaysian Airline System, later transferred to Fly Asian Xpress
Captain Wan Mohd Abd Amir Wan Yahya, 56, was an experienced pilot with MASwings. He had accumulated 4,740 flight hours in total, including 807 hours on the DHC-6 Twin Otter type.
First Officer Marc Joel Bansh, a 22-year-old Malaysian co-pilot, had logged 651 total flight hours, of which 400 hours were on the Twin Otter. He later died from injuries sustained in the crash.
Flight 3002 departed from Kota Kinabalu at approximately 14:50 local time for the short flight to Kudat. At 15:30, while on final approach to Kudat Airport, the aircraft descended below the normal glide path and impacted a house in the village of Kampung Sin San, located just short of the runway. The aircraft broke apart and came to rest partially on the house and surrounding grounds.
Emergency responders arrived shortly after the crash. Most of the 16 occupants survived, though two were fatally injured: the 22-year-old co-pilot and one elderly passenger. Four other passengers were injured, two seriously.
The aircraft involved was a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Series 310, registered as 9M-MDM. It was operated by MASwings, a regional subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, and was commonly used on short takeoff and landing (STOL) routes within Sabah and Sarawak.
The Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation (DCA), along with MASwings and other relevant authorities, launched an investigation into the crash. Initial findings suggested that the aircraft was too low on final approach and struck obstacles short of the runway. Weather conditions at the time were reported to be normal.