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The plane crash that wiped out Sabah's top political leadership in 1976
The 1976 Double Six Tragedy killed eleven people including Sabah's chief minister Fuad Stephens and leader Peter Mojuntin.
A GAF N-22B Nomad operated by Sabah Air went down near Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia, killing eleven people aboard. Among the dead were two of the region's most senior political figures, Tun Fuad Stephens and Datuk Peter Mojuntin.
The crash became known as the Double Six Tragedy after the date it occurred. It stripped Sabah of much of its top leadership in a single moment.
The loss reshaped the political landscape of the Malaysian state.
Why it mattersLosing a sitting chief minister and other leaders at once is a rare event that can redirect a region's entire political future.
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