Probe Begins Into Malaysian Air Crash Landing After Two Die
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An investigation has begun after two people were killed and two others were injured when a Twin Otter DHC6 plane operated by Malaysian Airline System Bhd.’s MASwings unit crash landed in eastern Sabah state yesterday.
The plane had a total of 16 passengers and crew on board, the airline said in a statement today. The twin-engine turboprop aircraft, flying from Kota Kinabalu, landed short of the runway in Kudat at 2:50 p.m. local time. Malaysia’s Department of Civil Aviation is leading the investigation and the cause of the accident isn’t yet known, the carrier said.