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| Date: | Tuesday 11 May 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-136 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-AWNC |
| MSN: | 19763/48 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 122 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -
 Malaysia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | DMK |
| Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport - (KUL/WMKK) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A British Airways Boeing 747-136 registered as G-AWNC operating as BAW888 suffered minor damage while on approach to Kuala Lumpur. The crew descended below the glidepath and struck trees. The pilots were able to pull the plane out of the collision and safely land the plane at Kuala Lumpur Runway 33 without further incident. Probable cause was due to possible fatigue of the pilots.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/10-1977-boeing-747-g-awnc-11-may-1976
Images:
Graphic: AIB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2021 07:10 | xrecovery9 | Added |
| 19-Oct-2021 07:13 | harro | Updated [Cn, Accident report, Photo] |
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