Past RMAF aircraft crashes, emergency landings

Bernama
June 15, 2017 22:30 MYT
A chronology of crashes and emergency landings involving Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) aircraft since 1991.
Following is the chronology of crashes and emergency landings involving Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) aircraft since 1991:
* Oct 22, 1991 -- An instructor is killed when a Pilatus PC-7 aircraft piloted by him crashes in Kepala Batas, Kedah.
* Feb 27, 1992 -- Two pilots survive after a Pilatus PC-7 aircraft they were flying makes an emergency landing on the field of SM Sanglang, Kedah.
* July 11, 1993 -- A pilot of a Pilatus PC-7 dies after the aircraft crashes in a paddy field in Kampung Cemumar, Perlis.
* Oct 13, 1993 -- Two pilots are killed when a Cessna 402 light aircraft they were flying crashes in Kampung Seputeh near Taman Salak Selatan, Kuala Lumpur.
* Apr 15, 1996 -- An RMAF Aermacchi MB 339 aircraft crash-lands about 30 nautical miles off Pantai Mersing, Johor, near Pulau Yu. The pilot survives.
* Apr 17, 1996 -- A pilot of an F-5E fighter jet survives when the aircraft catches fire and rams into the safety barrier at the end of the runway of the RMAF Kuantan Airbase in Pahang.
* June 18, 1996 -- A Hawk 108 aircraft crashes during flight training near the RMAF Butterworth Airbase in Penang. No casualties are reported.
* July 23, 1996 -- A Hawk fighter jet crashes and explodes in a small ravine off Labuan Airport. Both pilots survive.
* Sept 3, 1998 -- A Kuantan-based MIG-29N aircraft crashes in southern Kampung Jaya Gading, Kuantan, Pahang, about 6.4km from the RMAF base. The pilot survives.
* Sept 10, 1998 -- A pilot dies when a Hawk 208 training aircraft crashes in Kuala Betis, Gua Musang, about 200km from Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
* May 24, 1999 -- A Caribou aircraft crashes shortly after taking off from the Kuching International Airport, Sarawak. All five people on board are killed.
* Oct 2, 2000 -- A Hawk 108 fighter jet skids after landing at the RMAF Labuan Base while undergoing routine flight training. The pilot survives.
* Apr 10, 2001 -- A trainee pilot is killed after a Pilatus PC-7 aircraft he was flying crashes in a paddy field near Kampung Kepala Parit, Kedah.
* Jan 23, 2002 -- An Aermacchi MB339 aircraft crashes in the Kenering Lake jungle area near Air Kala Dam in Gerik, Perak. The two pilots cheat death.
* Aug 12, 2003 -- A female trainee pilot dies when a Pilatus PC-7 aircraft she pilots crashes in a rubber smallholding near Kampung Lembah Keriang in Sintok, near Jitra, Kedah.
* Dec 18, 2003 -- Two pilots are killed when their Hawk 100 fighter jet ditches into the waters off Pantai Sepat in Kuantan, Pahang.
* May 27, 2004 -- A trainee pilot dies after a Pilatus PC-7 aircraft crashes near Kampung Padang Gelanggang in Sanglang, Kedah.
* Nov 9, 2004 -- An MiG-29N jet crashes in an oil palm estate of Ketengah Perwira in Kemaman, Terengganu. The pilot survives.
* Dec 16, 2004 -- A trainee pilot and instructor from the RMAF College in Kepala Batas, Kedah, are killed after a Pilatus PC-7 crashes.
* June 23, 2005 -- A Hawk 208 fighter jet crashes at the RMAF Labuan Airbase, killing its pilot.
* May 11, 2006 -- An RMAF training aircraft, a Pilatus PC-7, crashes in a paddy field in Kampung Ujung Padang, Kedah. The two pilots cheat death.
* May 4, 2007 -- A Hawk 208 aircraft crashes at the RMAF Kuantan Base in Pahang. The pilot survives.
* Sept 11, 2009 -- A light aircraft crashes on the runway of the Langkawi International Airport, Kedah. Two pilots die.
* March 25, 2010 -- A pilot is killed when a Pilatus PC-7 Mark II aircraft crashes in a jungle area near the Sports Complex of the Universiti Utara Malaysia in Sintok, Kedah.
* Feb 26, 2016 -- A CN235 aircraft makes an emergency landing along the Kuala Selangor coastline following engine failure. All eight crew on board are rescued by fishermen.
* May 17, 2016 -- An instructor and trainee pilot of an Aermacchi MB339CM aircraft survive a crash in a paddy field in Kampung Serum, Pekan, Pahang.
* Oct 4, 2016 -- A Nuri helicopter crash-lands on the roof of a living skills centre at SMK Balong in Tawau, Sabah. All 14 RMAF personnel on board are injured.
* Dec 21, 2016 -- A Beechcraft B200T aircraft crashes at the RMAF Butterworth Airbase, killing the pilot, while three others are injured.
* June 15, 2017 -- A Hawk 108 aircraft goes missing north of Kuantan near the Pahang-Terengganu border after it loses contact with the RMAF Kuantan Airbase at 11.30 am. The two pilots are found dead in a swamp forest near Chukai, Terengganu. The aircraft is yet to be found five hours later.
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