Boeing 747-200 crash, Feb 19, 1989 (4 killed), Puchong
Boeing 747-200 accident on February 19, 1989 near Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia with 4 fatalities. Cause: The crew misinterpreted an air traffic control...
- Date: February 19, 1989
- Aircraft: Boeing 747-200
- Location: Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew misinterpreted an air traffic control descent clearance and descended below the minimum descent altitude, ignoring a ground proximity warning, with poor crew coordination, low visibility and nonstandard phraseology as contributing factors.
The Flying Tigers 747 freighter was on a cargo flight from Singapore with a stop in Kuala Lumpur and was making an NDB approach at night. The crew misread a descent clearance, descended below the minimum descent altitude and struck wooded terrain near Puchong, killing all four crew members.