PETALING JAYA: In 1977, Elmina, Shah Alam saw a first plane crash on Sept 27 involving a Japan Air Lines Flight 715. According to Wikipedia, the first...
The first plane crash on its way to the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang killed 34 people, including 26 passengers and eight crew members.: In 1977, Elmina, Shah Alam saw a first plane crash on Sept 27 involving a Japan Air Lines Flight 715.
It was reported that the aircraft crashed into a hill during a thunderstorm at the Elmina Estate, when the area was still a rubber plantation in the 1970s. Exactly a couple of hours into the flight, air traffic control at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport told flight 715 to start its approach and land on runway 15. The flight crew started their approach, putting the landing gear down and extending the flaps.
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