Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 (MH653) was a scheduled domestic flight from Penang to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, operated by Malaysian Airline System (MAS).

Prior to 4 December 1977, Malaysia Airlines Flight 653 is a regularly-scheduled passenger flight from Penang to Kuala Lumpur. However, on that day, the plane was hijacked. It eventually crashed into a mangrove swamp in Johor after failing to land at Kuala Lumpur (Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport, Subang).

ON Dec 4, 1977, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH653 from Penang to Kuala Lumpur was scheduled to land at the then Subang International Airport after taking off at 7.21pm.

Flight MH653 departed Penang, Malaysia at 19:21 hours on a domestic flight to Kuala Lumpur. While descending through an altitude of 4000 feet towards Kuala Lumpur, the crew reported that the plane was hijacked.

Mar 2, 2023 · Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 (MH653) was a domestic flight scheduled at regular intervals, heading from Penang to Kuala Lumpur (MAS). The service’s Boeing 737-200 crashed on December 4, 1977, near Tanjung Kupang in Johor, after allegedly being hijacked and rerouted to Singapore.

On Dec 4, 1977, a domestic flight from Penang to Kuala Lumpur was hijacked by unidentified individuals. It would later crash into a swamp at Tanjung Kupang, Johor, with no survivors. To this...

Dec 4, 2020 · On its descent into Singapore Paya Lebar Airport, for unknown reasons, both pilots, first the First Officer then the Captain, were shot. The aircraft not being professionally flown, spiraled into the swampy ground of Tanjung Kupang, …

Dec 14, 2024 · ASEA Dragon MH653, a Boeing 737-2H6, was scheduled to fly from Penang to Singapore. The flight took off at 7:21 pm local time, carrying 93 passengers and 7 crew members. Just minutes after takeoff, the cockpit radioed Penang air traffic control, reporting an “unidentified hijacker” on board.

Dec 6, 2010 · Kawasan paya bakau dekat Kampung Ladang di Tanjong Kupang, Gelang Patah, Johor menjadi saksi betapa tragisnya sebuah pesawat penerbangan Malaysian Airline System (MAS) MH653 yang membawa seramai 93 penumpang termasuk orang kenamaan bersama 7 anak kapal telah meletup dan terhempas mengorbankan kesemua 100 orang dalam pesawat malang tersebut.

Jul 7, 2014 · Pesawat MH653 telah berlepas dari Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang sekitar pukul 7:21 malam pada 4 Disember 1977. Penerbangan itu dijadualkan bakal mendarat di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Subang (LTAS), Selangor kira-kira sejam selepas berlepas.