KUALA LUMPUR — A small non-public jet crashed into a bike and a automobile whereas trying to land at an airport within the outskirts of Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, leaving no less than 10 individuals lifeless, officers stated on Thursday.
A Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) plane, a lightweight non-public business jet, was carrying six passengers and two crew when it crashed close to Elmina township at 2:08 p.m. (0608 GMT), simply earlier than it was attributable to land, Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan instructed reporters.
The plane misplaced contact with the air site visitors management tower and crashed into a bike and a automobile on the freeway, he stated.
“There was no emergency call, the aircraft had been given clearance to land,” Hussein Omar stated.
A search and rescue mission is underway.
The nation’s civil aviation authority (CAAM) stated the flight had departed from the vacation island of Langkawi and was en path to Selangor’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport close to capital metropolis Kuala Lumpur.
CAAM chief govt Norazman Mahmud stated the plane made first contact with Subang Air Traffic Control Tower at 2.47 p.m. and touchdown clearance was given at 2.48 p.m.
“At 2.51 p.m., the Subang Air Traffic Control Tower observed smoke originating from the crash site but no mayday call was made by the aircraft,” he stated in a press release.
The CAAM stated the flight was operated by Jet Valet Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian non-public jet providers firm.
Jet Valet didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark by Reuters, however native media cited the corporate as saying it is going to cooperate with authorities on the investigation. — Reuters
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