KUALA LUMPUR: The preliminary report on the fatal plane crash at Bandar Elmina in Shah Alam, Selangor revealed that the accident was not survivable due to the magnitude of the deceleration force and the post-crash fire.
According to the Aircraft Accident Preliminary Report by the Transport Ministry's (MOT) Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), based on the visual and field analysis, the aircraft's right wing tip first impacted on the solid ground and immediately followed by the nose at high energy.
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The 60-page report said that the short duration acceleration (0.1-0.5 seconds) typically observed in high-energy collisions led to fatal injuries of the aircraft occupants.
"This level of impact forces, collision pattern and magnitude were beyond the limit of human tolerance indicating that this was not a survivable accident,” said the report published on MOT’s official website on Friday (Sept 15).
On Aug 17, a private aircraft a Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) bearing the registration number N28JV, crashed in front of the Elmina township in Shah Alam, killing eight onboard (six passengers and two flight crew members), one e-hailing driver and a p-hailing motorcyclist. - Bernama
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