Dornier DO228 crash, Sep 6, 1997 (10 killed), Miri
Dornier DO228 accident on September 6, 1997 near Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia with 10 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew...
- Date: September 6, 1997
- Aircraft: Dornier DO228
- Location: Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew descended below the minimum safe altitude, reasons unknown.
A Royal Brunei flight from Bandar Seri Begawan to Miri was operated by a Dornier 228 owned by Merpati Intan and flown on behalf of Royal Brunei. At night, the crew descended below the minimum safe altitude while on approach to Miri and struck the slope of Mount Lambir about 13.7 km from the airport. The wreckage was found the next morning and all 10 people aboard died.