Cessna 402 crash, Feb 3, 1986 (8 killed), Lawas
Cessna 402 accident on February 3, 1986 near Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia with 8 fatalities. Cause: The crew continued the descent below the minimum safe...
- Date: February 3, 1986
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew continued the descent below the minimum safe altitude in low visibility until the aircraft struck the ground.
A Royal Malaysian Air Force Cessna 402B on a flight from Sandakan to Labuan struck the slope of Bukit Ibol about 12 km east of Lawas, Sarawak, while descending at night in bad weather. All eight occupants were killed.