According to posts by netizens on X (formerly known as Twitter), a plane scheduled to land at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (also known as the Subang Airport) has crashed on a road near Seksyen U16 of the Elmina township. Emergency responders are currently at the crash site along Persiaran Elmina and roads are claimed to be closed heading to the township.
The plane is said to be a small jet called a Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) with registration number N28JV flying from Langkawi to Subang Airport.
The tragedy claimed 10 lives including 2 flight crew, 6 passengers, 1 motorcyclist and 1 car driver.
UPDATES:
4pm – According to Malaysiakini, the incident claimed six victims.
5pm – The following is a statement from CAAM
AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT ELMINA, SHAH ALAM, SELANGOR
PUTRAJAYA – The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) confirms that a Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) registration number N28JV had crashed near Elmina, Shah Alam, Selangor on Thursday, 17th August 2023.
The aircraft operated by Jetvalet Sdn. Bhd departed from Langkawi International Airport at 2:08 p.m. to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.
The first contact made by the aircraft with Subang Air Traffic Control Tower was at 2:47p.m. and landing 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.
Kuala Lumpur Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre (KL ARCC) has been activated to coordinate the search and rescue mission.
A total of six passengers and two flight crew were on board and their conditions have yet to be confirmed at press time.
The safety investigation will be conducted by the Air Accident Investigation Bureau under the Ministry of Transport Malaysia in accordance with Part XXVI of the Civil Aviation Regulations 2016.
DATO’ CAPTAIN NORAZMAN BIN MAHMUD
Chief Executive Officer
Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia
5:26pm – The following is a statement from GCE highway. GCE’s Elmina interchange will be closed temporarily to facilitate investigation and clean-up works.
— ❌️⭕️— :: a Sky full Of st⭐rs :: —▶️ (@kiddo5075) August 17, 2023
Kapal terbang mini terhempas dkt Elmina dkt jambatan oren. Jalan kluar ke GCE hanya boleh lalu exit denai alam. Exit Elmina ditutup pic.twitter.com/9inIT3M1pC
— 🏴mustakim ismail 🏴 (@mustakim_ismail) August 17, 2023
Kapal terbang crash dekat Elmina oi. Tempat aku selalu jogging ni mat. Semoga semuanya baik2 sahaja. pic.twitter.com/OqhHkr3sY5
— Robot Duit. (@RobotDuit) August 17, 2023
Kapal terbang terhempas dekat Elmina😳😳😳 pic.twitter.com/ZErMDz7ZMB
— Ayien©️ (@yein654) August 17, 2023
Astagfirullah kejadian di Elmina kapal terbang terhempas, setakat ni terlibat motorsikal dan kapal terbang pic.twitter.com/iItJviyYDS
— Qamahl…. (@qamahl) August 17, 2023
Terhempas.
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Elmina. Kapal terbang vs motosikal. pic.twitter.com/hEBFJf0wn4
— ᴍʀ.ᴅ | (@mrdcreatives) August 17, 2023
On my way to meeting Sime Darby. All road to Elmina West are closed. Private jet terhempas. 3 penumpang. Satu penunggang motor jadi mangsa
📍 Elmina West pic.twitter.com/dKYFfMaaw9— myD, Taiteh & Choè (@azmilwhoruns) August 17, 2023
Kapal terbang jatuh di Elmina Sungai Buloh… pic.twitter.com/NzagLn5smm
— Vito (@donniehenchman) August 17, 2023
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plane hit flock of birds during decending?
Survivability zero unless pilot and passengers have ejection seats
You call yourself Maverick but clearly you know nothing about plane. This is clearly a pilot failure. Any plane even if all engine shut off, can still glide and land easily on any open land/road. Plenty of time to seach for one. This pilot probably panicked when he saw the motorcyclist and tried to avoid him and killing everyone. I whold relax and ascend a bit until road clear than try and land again. Worst case scenarion is having my front wheel scrape the top of the motorcyclist’s helmet and get a few swear words from him but no one dies. Anyway condolonces to all victims. May they rest in peace
after playing video game, sudah syok sendiri and talk until as if you are so clever eh?
boy u r playing too much pc game flight simulator. jet plane can’t glide with flame-out engine not enough thrust to airlift. Its not your grandpa ww2 all analogue plane.
Just show how unsafe to drive here…
You can walk on your toes and still die stumbling whatever on your path, if dieing is your fate to begin with.
Bro, you can even die while sleeping or drown in the bathtub or falling down the stairs. We can die everywhere.
There’s been only 2 plane crashes in that area, 46 years apart. What are you talking about?
condolences to the families.
Al-Fatihah to all victims. RIP. Hope this incident won’t happen again _/\_
Al fatehah..
i feel so bad for.rest and pease for them
The main passenger was CEO of Gading, a company owned by Tengku Hassanal, son of Pahang Sultan.