No mayday call from plane, says CAAM


PUTRAJAYA: No mayday call was made by the aircraft which crashed in Selangor, says the chief executive officer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM).

“CAAM confirms that a Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) registration number N28JV had crashed near Elmina, Shah Alam, Selangor on Thursday, 17th August 2023,” Datuk Captain Norazman Mahmud said in a statement yesterday.

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