Double Six Tragedy
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| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 6, 1976 |
| Type | disputed |
| Site | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia |
| Passengers | 11 |
| Crew | unknown |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Fatalities | all |
| Survivors | none |
| Aircraft type | GAF Nomad |
| Operator | Sabah Air |
| Tail number | unknown |
| Flight origin | Labuan Airport, Labuan |
| Destination | Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Malaysia |
The Double Six Tragedy, also known as the Double Six Crash, was a plane crash which took place on June 6, 1976 in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. The plane, operated by Sabah Air, coming from Labuan crashed in the sub-district of Sembulan in Kota Kinabalu upon approaching Kota Kinabalu International Airport. The crash killed everyone on board the flight, including Tun Fuad Stephens, the Chief Minister of Sabah at that time. The other passengers on the flight were State Ministers Datuk Salleh Sulong, Datuk Peter Mojuntin, Chong Thien Vun, and assistant minister Darius Binion. Others who perished were the then Secretary of State for the Ministry of Finance of Sabah Datuk Wahid Peter Andau, Director of Economic Planning Unit of Sabah Dr. Syed Hussein Wafa, Isak Atan (Private Secretary to Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah), Corporal Said Mohammad (bodyguard to Tun Fuad Stephens), Captain Gandhi Nathan (the pilot of the aircraft) leaving tun fuad's son johari alive until today.
The reason behind the crash is uncertain. Immediately after the accident there were allegations of foul play because of the death of the Chief Minister, but no evidence of such has ever been found.
The aircraft was an Australian designed and built Nomad.
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[edit] References
- "Special Exhibition On Tun Fuad At Sabah Museum", Bernama, June 6, 2006.
- "Display on Fuad's life and deeds ", Daily Express, June 7, 2006.
