The Transport Ministry has declassified the ‘Double Six’ crash report that killed the then Sabah chief minister Fuad Stephens and 10 others. | Link attached

The Transport Ministry has declassified the ‘Double Six’ crash report that killed the then Sabah chief minister Fuad Stephens and 10 others.

Transport minister Loke Siew Fook says the declassification was completed on April 6, in accordance with Section 2C of the Official Secrets Act 1972.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said this was in line with the announcement of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to declassify the June 6, 1976 crash.

The report is available for viewing at :

https://www.mot.gov.my/en/AAIB%20Statistic%20%20Accident%20Report%20Document/LAPORAN%20AKHIR%20SIASATAN%20KEMALANGAN%20UDARA%20NAHAS%20PESAWAT%20SABAH%20AIR%20MODEL%20GAF%20N-22B%20NOMAD%20PADA%206%20JUN%201976.pdf

In the 1977 investigation report declassified today, the Civil Aviation Department’s then chief inspector of accidents Omar Saman made several conclusions regarding the aircraft and crash.

He said the aircraft had been maintained according to schedule, and that the pilot was licensed, and that the aircraft was loaded within the prescribed weight limit.

“There was no evidence that any pre-crash defect or malfunction of the aircraft, its engine or service was a causal factor.

“There was no evidence of sabotage, fire or explosion,” he said in the 21-page report which was previously a classified document