Accident | |
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Date | 18 December 1983 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain caused by pilot error in inclement weather |
Site | Subang International Airport, Subang, Malaysia 3°9′12.54″N 101°32′10.98″E / 3.1534833°N 101.5363833°E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Airbus A300B4-120 |
Operator | Malaysian Airline System |
Registration | OY-KAA |
Flight origin | Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore |
Destination | Subang International Airport, Subang, Malaysia |
Occupants | 247 |
Passengers | 233 |
Crew | 14 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Survivors | 247 |
Malaysian Airline System Flight 684 (MH684/MAS684) was a scheduled international passenger flight of Malaysian Airline System (now Malaysia Airlines) from Singapore Changi Airport in Singapore to Subang International Airport, in Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia. On 18 December 1983, the Airbus A300B4-120 operating the flight crashed 2 km (1.2 mi; 1.1 nmi) short of the runway while landing at Subang International Airport. There were no fatalities among the 247 occupants.[1][2]