De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Jan 8, 1998, Limbang
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on January 8, 1998 near Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined. The landing was...
- Date: January 8, 1998
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. The landing was made too far down the runway, followed by two bounces.
A Malaysian Airlines Twin Otter on a scheduled flight from Miri landed too far down the runway at Limbang, bounced twice, and skidded off the runway into a ditch. All eight occupants escaped uninjured, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.