1976 Sabah air crash
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What Was the Double Six Sabah Tragedy? After Eleven Lives Were Lost
A Nomad lost its control, the state government lost its core, an oil agreement was signed eight days later, and the inquiry was sealed for 47 years
On 6 June 1976, a plane carrying Sabah Chief Minister Tun Fuad Stephens and ten others crashed in Sembulan, Kota Kinabalu. A government that had been in power for less than two months lost its chief Minister and a large portion of its decision‑making core, while an oil agreement was signed eight days after the crash, raising a dispute that would linger for almost half a century. A 2023 declassified report rejects sabotage and engine failure but reveals over‑loading, a misplaced centre of gravity, and regulatory failures.