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No signals of aircraft facing issues - Police

AHMAD ISMADI ISMAIL
By AHMAD ISMADI ISMAIL
17 Aug 2023 06:44pm
Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said that the aircraft had been granted permission to land at 2.40pm. - Photo by Bernama
Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said that the aircraft had been granted permission to land at 2.40pm. - Photo by Bernama

SHAH ALAM - The Control Tower at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (LTSAAS) does not receive any notification that the light private aircraft, a Beechcraft 390 (Premier 1), was facing issues before it was detected to have crashed in Elmina, Section U16, near here on Thursday.

Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the aircraft had been granted permission to land at 2.40pm.

"However, the communication between the aircraft and the control tower was reported to have been lost before it was detected to have crashed in Elmina, near the exit to Guthrie Highway.

"The aircraft was confirmed to have crashed two minutes before landing at around 2.38pm," he said during a press conference at the scene.

He added that the relevant authorities are conducting an ongoing detailed investigation concerning the matter.

"What I can confirm is that no distress calls were made," he said.

Information:

-The light aircraft Beechcraft 390 (Premier 1) was carrying two pilots and six passengers.

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-The aircraft departed from Langkawi heading to LTSAAS Subang.

-Scheduled to land at LTSAAS at 2:40 pm.

-The aerial distance from the crash site to LTSAAS is approximately 1.5 kilometers.

-The aircraft collided with a car and a motorcycle.

-The occupants of the car and the motorcycle rider were confirmed deceased at the scene.

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