Flying Tiger Line Flight 66 Cockpit Voice Recordings [CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN]

On February 19th, 1989, a FedEx owned Boeing 747-249F operating as Flying Tiger Flight 66 was flying an international cargo flight from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The aircraft impacted terrain 12 miles from the airport, resulting in four fatalities.

The Boeing, named "Thomas Haywood", was less than half loaded with textiles, computer software and mail when it departed Singapore. Approaching Kuala Lumpur, the crew were cleared to route direct to the Kayell (KL) beacon for a runway 33 approach. While on the NDB approach, the crew were cleared to "...descend two four zero zero..." which was interpreted by the crew as "...to 400...". The aircraft descended below minimum altitude and crashed into a hillside at 600 feet/180m msl just before reaching the Kayell NDB, where minimum descent height was 2400 feet. The Boeing hit treetops and started to break up until bursting into flames.

According to the investigation, non-standard phraseology was used by Kuala Lumpur ATC, causing the crew to misinterpret the instructions.

Information: http://aviation-safety.net/
Photograph: http://www.airliners.net/
Recording: http://www.planecrashinfo.com/lastwor...

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