A U.S.-registered Premier I jet crashed on a Malaysian highway, killing all passengers and crew on board, plus two motorists.
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Malaysian authorities have begun an investigation into Thursday’s crash of a Beechcraft Premier I private jet that resulted in the death of 10 people. The U.S.-registered (N28JV) aircraft came down on the Guthrie Highway near Bandar Elmina in Selangor state.
Speaking to Malaysian reporters on Friday, Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the cockpit voice recorder had been recovered Thursday evening and sent to the country’s Air Accident Investigation Bureau for analysis.
The 2004-build aircraft, operated by Jetvalet, took off from Langkawi International Airport at 2:08 p.m. local time, en route to Selangor’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport. Its first communication with Subang air traffic controllers was at 2:47 p.m., followed by landing clearance at 2:48 p.m.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia, the tower detected smoke from the crash site at 2:51 p.m.; however, no emergency call was made from the aircraft. Eyewitnesses told local media they had heard a loud explosion and that the aircraft caught fire.
The accident claimed the lives of two crew members and six passengers plus a car driver and a motorcyclist on the expressway. According to local police, Johari Harun, an elected official in Pahang state, was among those killed.
Premier I Jet Crashes on Malaysian Highway, Killing 10
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Malaysian authorities have begun an investigation into Thursday’s crash of a Beechcraft Premier I private jet that resulted in the death of 10 people. The U.S.-registered (N28JV) aircraft came down on the Guthrie Highway near Bandar Elmina in Selangor state.
Speaking to Malaysian reporters on Friday, Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the cockpit voice recorder had been recovered Thursday evening and sent to the country’s Air Accident Investigation Bureau for analysis.
The 2004-build aircraft, operated by Jetvalet Sdn Bhd, took off from Langkawi International Airport at 2:08 p.m. local time, en route to Selangor’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport. Its first communication with Subang air traffic controllers was at 2:47 p.m, followed by landing clearance at 2:48 p.m.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia, the tower detected smoke from the crash site at 2:51 p.m.; however, no emergency call was made from the aircraft. Eyewitnesses told local media they had heard a loud explosion and that the aircraft caught fire.
The accident claimed the lives of two crew members and six passengers plus a car driver and a motorcyclist on the expressway. According to local police, Johari Harun, an elected official in Pahang state, was among those killed.