Arwah Capt (R) Tarmizi bin Muda RMAF, 6th Sept 1997

Inna lillahi wa iina ilaihi raji'un . I was informed by a skot plying the international air route,  Arwah's aircraft crash while approaching Miri to land. The narrative of the unfortunate incident is as follows, taken from 'Aviation Safety Network' :


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Flight number:

238

Narrative:

Flight BI 238 (Labuan - Bandar Seri Begawan - Miri) took off from Bandar Seri Begawan at 19:03. The crew contacted Miri requesting clearance to land. The controller cleared the flight for the final approach to runway 02, but no reply was received. The Dornier struck treetops and slammed into the slope midway up Lambir Hill (at 500m) The wreckage was found 07:10 the next morning.
The brand new airplane was owned by Merpati Intan of Malaysia, but operated on behalf of Royal Brunei Airlines. The flight service between Bandar Seri Begawan and Miri has been suspended indefinitely. Read further...


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