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Two, including pilot onboard light aircraft crash in Kapar - CAAM

Search operations focus on BK 160 Gabriel wreckage

WAN AHMAD ATARMIZI
By WAN AHMAD ATARMIZI
13 Feb 2024 05:20pm
Police using a drone to monitor the aircraft crash location in Kampung Tok Muda, Kapar on Tuesday. - Photo by Sinar
Police using a drone to monitor the aircraft crash location in Kampung Tok Muda, Kapar on Tuesday. - Photo by Sinar

SHAH ALAM - The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) confirms that two persons including the pilot were onboard the light aircraft that crashed near Kapar, Selangor today.

CAAM chief executive officer Datuk Capt Norazman Mahmud in a statement said the conditions of the two persons have yet to be confirmed at press time.

He said the aircraft model BK 160 Gabriel, operated by Air Adventure Flying Club, departed from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang, Selangor at 1.28 pm for a recreational flight.

“The last contact made by the aircraft with air traffic control was at 1.35pm, however, there was no distress call received.

“Kuala Lumpur Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre (KLARCC) at Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control Centre (KLATCC) was immediately activated to determine the location of the aircraft,” Norazman said.

The condition of the two individuals onboard, including the pilot, remains unconfirmed.

Safety investigations will be conducted by the Air Accident Investigation Bureau under the Ministry of Transport Malaysia in accordance with Part XXVI of the Civil Aviation Regulations 2016.

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