Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 6 July 1982
Aircraft Type: IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander
Owner/operator: Malaysian Airlines System – MAS
Registration Number: 9M-MDD
Location: 2,5 miles from Long Semado-Lawas Airport (LSM) –
ÿ Malaysia
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
A BN-2A-8 Islander crashed shortly after takeoff from Long Semado, Malaysia, resulting in the loss of five lives. The aircraft experienced an engine failure on the starboard side shortly after takeoff, approximately 100-150 feet above the runway. The aircraft then crashed into a football field near Long Beluyu, where it was thrown over the embankment by the impact with the earth embankment.A BN-2A-8 Islander crashed shortly after takeoff from Long Semado, Malaysia, resulting in the loss of five lives. The aircraft experienced an engine failure on the starboard side shortly after takeoff, approximately 100-150 feet above the runway. The aircraft then crashed into a football field near Long Beluyu, where it was thrown over the embankment by the impact with the earth embankment.
Description
MAS flight MH953, a BN-2A-8 Islander, crashed shortly after takeoff from Long Semado, Malaysia. The aircraft took-off using runway 20 from Long Semado with five people on board. From eyewitness reports the aircraft suffered an engine failure (starboard) just after take off at an approximate height of between 100′-150′. The aircraft continued on to Long Beluyu where it crash landed on a football field. The aircraft on its landing roll came into contact with a 2 feet high earth embankment surrounding the football field. The impact with the earth embankment caused the aircraft to be thrown over the embankment.
Source of Information
https://www.mot.gov.my/en/Archived%20BSKU/1980-1989/1982/1982%209M-MDD.pdfhttps://www.mot.gov.my/en/Archived%20BSKU/1980-1989/1982/1982%209M-MDD.pdfPrimary Cause
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