Aviation accidents in Malaysia

18 accidents and incidents are recorded in Malaysia (1983–2026), with 81 people killed and 0 seriously injured. 61% of the accidents were fatal.

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Takeaways

• Recorded accidents went from 1 in 1983 to 1 in 2025.

Deadliest accidents

1. Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133, Tawau Airport (Sep 15, 1995) · 34 killed
2. Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 839, Lambir Hills National Park (Sep 6, 1997) · 10 killed
3. 2024 Lumut mid-air collision, Lumut (Apr 23, 2024) · 10 killed
4. Raytheon Aircraft Company 390, Elmina, MY (Aug 17, 2023) · 8 killed
5. Eurocopter AS365N3, Jalan Sungai Lalang, Kampung Pasir baru, Semenyih, MY (Apr 4, 2015) · 6 killed
6. Flying Tiger Line Flight 066, Malaysia (Feb 19, 1989) · 4 killed
7. Eurocopter EC120B, Triso, MY (Jul 20, 2012) · 3 killed
8. MASwings Flight 3002, Kudat Airport (Oct 10, 2013) · 2 killed
9. Blackshape BK160, Kapar, OF (Feb 13, 2024) · 2 killed
10. Eurocopter EC120B, Bidor, MY (Sep 11, 2022) · 1 killed

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Other countries

• United States · 76,200 accidents
• Brazil · 327 accidents
• Australia · 203 accidents
• Mexico · 154 accidents
• Colombia · 147 accidents
• Canada · 133 accidents
• France · 127 accidents
• United Kingdom · 109 accidents
• Venezuela · 100 accidents
• Russia · 84 accidents

These are counts of recorded accidents, not risk rates: the data has no flight hours, so a place or aircraft near the top mostly reflects how much flying happens there. Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain), plus notable international accidents from Wikidata and Wikipedia. US-heavy; the NTSB only codes phase and cause for accidents from 2008 on, so those tables leave out earlier years.