Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 238
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Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 238 was an air accident that killed 10 people on 6 September 1997.
with 8 passengers and two pilots on a short-haul flight to Miri Airport
. The Dornier Do 228
(registration 9M-MIA) took off from Brunei at 19:03 and minutes later the flight crew got in contact with air traffic control at 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 the flight was on approach to the runway but flight 238 crashed on a slope at 500m in Lambir Hills National Park
. A search for the aircraft was cleared but the wreck of the Dornier Do 228 was found at 07:10 the next morning. The accident killed 10 and 1 survived is the pilot.
Accident
Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 238 took off from Brunei International AirportBrunei International Airport
Brunei International Airport is the primary airport in the nation of Brunei. The Royal Brunei Air Force is also based at the Rimba Air Base which is located in the Brunei International Airport...
with 8 passengers and two pilots on a short-haul flight to Miri Airport
Miri Airport
Miri International Airport is an airport serving Miri, a city in the state of Sarawak in East Malaysia.Miri International Airport is the busiest domestic airport in the country, serving 1.5 million passengers in 2008. It is also one of the country's top three airports in terms of aircraft...
. The Dornier Do 228
Dornier Do 228
The Dornier 228 is a twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier GmbH from 1981 until 1998. In 1983, Hindustan Aeronautics bought a production licence and manufactures the 228 for the Asian market sphere. Approximately 270 Do 228 were built at Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany and...
(registration 9M-MIA) took off from Brunei at 19:03 and minutes later the flight crew got in contact with air traffic control at 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 the flight was on approach to the runway but flight 238 crashed on a slope at 500m in Lambir Hills National Park
Lambir Hills National Park
Lambir Hills National Park is situated near Miri in Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It is a small park, composed largely of mixed dipterocarp forest. A census of all trees in a 52 hectare plot found 1175 different species...
. A search for the aircraft was cleared but the wreck of the Dornier Do 228 was found at 07:10 the next morning. The accident killed 10 and 1 survived is the pilot.