Plane crash: Further analysis of wreckage needed before final report can be ready

The Star

The preliminary findings of the investigation into the Aug 17 crash of the Beechcraft Model 390 Premier 1 enroute from Langkawi to Subang state that the pilot was qualified for the flight in accordance with regulations.  In a preliminary report released Friday (Sept 15) morning, the Transport Ministry's Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) said the aircraft also had a valid airworthiness certificate, and "had been maintained in compliance with the regulations".  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/yx834wwd  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Preliminary findings from the investigation of the August 17th crash of the Bishcraft

00:06 390 airplane en route from Langkawi to Subang confirmed that the pilot was qualified according

00:12 to regulations.

00:14 In a report released on Friday morning, the Transport Ministry's Air Accidents Investigation

00:19 Bureau said that the aircraft had a valid airworthiness certificate and had been consistently

00:25 maintained in compliance with regulations.

00:29 The report also indicated no evidence of incapacitation or physiological factors affecting the flight

00:35 crew's performance.

00:36 However, the transcript of the last 30 minutes of the cockpit voice recording or CVR has

00:43 not been released.

00:47 The Ministry emphasised that the preliminary report represents an initial finding, believed

00:52 to be accurate at the time of publication.

00:57 The investigation's update will heavily rely on the 30-minute CVR.

01:05 On August 17th, a Bishcraft Model 390 business jet crashed on the Guthrie Corridor Expressway

01:11 in Shah Alam, resulting in the loss of 10 lives.

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