KUALA LUMPUR – The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is assisting local authorities in its investigations on the tragic crash of the Beechcraft Model (Premier 1) aircraft at Bandar Elmina in Shah Alam last week.
Speaking to reporters after an event at his ministry today, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said that NTSB is part of the investigation as the aircraft was made and registered in the US.
“The Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), which is in charge of the investigations, is being aided by other parties, including the NTSB from the US.
“The NTSB is involved (in investigations into the accident) as the US is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the plane which holds a US registration.”
He added that this is in line with Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, which covers international standards and recommended practices for aircraft accident and incident investigations.
The AAIB, Loke said, will also be providing a preliminary report on its findings into the crash within a month from the incident.
Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) chief executive officer Datuk Norazman Mahmud had previously said that the aircraft, which was registered overseas and used a licence issued by a foreign authority, was in compliance with the rules of the air.
Yesterday, Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said that AAIB will be continuing its probe into the crash while police classified the incident that took the lives of the 10 people as sudden death.
Among the 10 individuals, eight of them were on board the flight while the other two were a motorcyclist and car driver.
Among the passengers was Pelangai assemblyman Datuk Seri Johari Harun, who was also Pahang Local Government, Housing, Environment and Green Technology Committee chairman.
Last Thursday (August 17), the aircraft operated by Jetvalet Sdn Bhd crashed two minutes before it was due to land at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang after its departure from the Langkawi International Airport.
CAAM later said that the aircraft did not make any mayday calls prior to the accident. – August 21, 2023