| Status: | |
| Datum: | vrijdag 24 september 1982 |
| Tijd: | ca 15:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Royal Malaysian Air Force - RMAF |
| Registratie: | M21-17 |
| Constructienummer: | 306 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1973 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 7 / inzittenden: 7 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 7 / inzittenden: 7 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 4 km (2.5 mijl) N of Kampung Atap ( Maleisië)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Taiping Airport (TPG/WMBI), Maleisië |
| Kuala Lumpur (unknown airport), Maleisië |
The DHC-4A Caribou crashed in the Cameron Highlands, 24 km west of Brinchang, Malaysia, killing all seven on board.
The aircraft departed Taiping at 14:50 on a supply mission for Orang Asli settlements in Gedung, Atap and Tenom areas.
Last contact with the flight was at 15:15 hours.
Crashed. The airplane was reported missing forty minutes into the flight while over the Cameron Highlands. The wreckage was found the next day in hilly jungle terrain.
Bronnen:
» DeHavilland Caribou Roster» New Straits Times Malaysia - Sep 26, 1982 p.1
» The Straits Times, 27 September 1982, Page 13
» The Straits Times, 27 September 1982, Page 13
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