ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333028
| Date: | Saturday 7 September 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 1 |
| Owner/operator: | Borneo Airways |
| Registration: | VR-OAE |
| MSN: | 517 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Engine model: | Alvis Leonides 514 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5,6 km NE of Sibu -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sibu Airport (SBW/WBGS) |
| Mukah Airport (MKM/WBGK) |
The Twin Pioneer took off from Sibu at 02:37 and climbed to about 50 feet when the starboard engine fire warning light came on. The pilot feathered the propeller and notified ATC that he was returning to land. The plane was not able to maintain terrain clearance and a forced landing on a clearing was made.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was a result of failure to obtain adequate height before returning to land, caused by the aircraft being outside the takeoff area and heading towards trees on rising ground; the initial turn to avoid these and subsequent alterations of heading to avoid further obstacles adversely affected the climb performance of the aircraft."
Sources:
The Straits Times 8 September 1963, p7
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