PUTRAJAYA: A preliminary report on the investigations into Thursday’s plane crash at Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam, will be prepared within 30 days from the date of the incident.
According to the Transport Ministry (MOT), the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) team has initiated a technical investigation based on Annex 13 – Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation of the International Civil Aviation Organisation.
“The main purpose of the investigation is to determine the cause of the accident in order to save lives and prevent similar incidents in the future,” the ministry said in a statement yesterday, where it emphasised that the purpose of the investigation was not to apportion blame or liability, Bernama reported.
The ministry urged members of the public or any party with relevant videos or photos of the incident to come forward and submit them to AAIB to help in the investigations.
The materials can be submitted via email to bsku@mot.gov.my or by contacting the special line (Lt-Kol Juma’in Saadon of RMAF) at 03-8892 1235.
MOT also urged members of the public who were near the scene and witnessed the crash to contact AAIB via email or the special line to facilitate the investigation.
Meanwhile, the ministry is appealing to the public not to spread images and videos of the victims who died in the air crash, as such images can be distressing to the next of kin, other than feeding speculation that would interfere with investigations.
A Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) light business jet flying from Langkawi to the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang crashed at about 2.50pm on Thursday, killing the six passengers and two crew members, along with a motorcyclist and a motorist on the ground.
