PUTRAJAYA, Aug 29 — The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) data of the aircraft that crashed onto the Guthrie Highway near Bandar Elmina in Shah Alam, Selangor, on Aug 17 has been extracted, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
He said the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) finally managed to retrieve the data with the help of the CVR original equipment manufacturer L3Harris at its laboratory in Florida, the United States.
“All the data was downloaded, including the last 30 minutes of voice recordings before the crash,” he told a media conference here today.
Loke said the audio recordings had been sent to the investigation team in Malaysia for analysis and a preliminary report is expected to be issued in two weeks’ time.
“The voice recordings of the two pilots will be analysed in the best way possible and all that transpired in the cockpit can become material for investigation to determine the cause of the tragedy.”
Loke said the preliminary report of the plane crash will be displayed on the Transport Ministry’s official website and it will be the basis for making a detailed report and a final report which usually takes a year to complete.
He said the Air Accident Investigation Bureau team will carry out an investigation to find the cause of the Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) plane crash and suggest safety measures for the future.
“It is not to find fault, it is to identify the cause of the accident.
“So when we get the report, we will use the data to shore up any weakness, we need to take steps to ensure that the incident does not happen again,” he said.
The plane crash that crashed on the Guthrie Highway near Elmina in Shah Alam on August 17 killed 10 individuals including Pahang State Local Government, Housing, Environment and Green Technology Committee Chairman Datuk Seri Johari Harun.
They consisted of six passengers and two crew members of the light aircraft, while the other two were civilians, motorcyclists and car drivers respectively, who were using the highway.
— Bernama
