Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 839
A Dornier 228 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 September 1997 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Dornier 228-212 |
| Operator | Merpati Intan on behalf of Royal Brunei Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | BI839 |
| ICAO flight No. | RBA839 |
| Call sign | BRUNEI 839 |
| Registration | 9M-MIA |
| Flight origin | Labuan International Airport, Victoria, Labuan |
| Stopover | Brunei International Airport, Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei |
| Destination | Miri Airport, Miri, Malaysia |
| Occupants | 10 |
| Passengers | 8 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 10 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 839 was a charter flight from Labuan to Bandar Seri Begawan and Miri, operated by Merpati Intan on behalf of Royal Brunei Airlines. On 6 September 1997, a Dornier 228, registered as 9M-MIA, conducting the flight crashed on approach to Miri, killing both crew members and all eight passengers on board.