IPOH, May 4 — The flight instructor and trainee of the Cessna 172 (9M ADA) type training aircraft that crashed in an oil palm plantation in Besout 2 Tambahan plantation in Sungkai today have been identified as Captain Shahrul Imran Surea, 26, and Ho Jia Lee, 20.
Perak police chief Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said Shahrul, who lives in Jalan Jelatek Kuala Lumpur, is suspected of having a broken right leg while Ho, a Lahat Perak resident, has swelling on the right side of her face.
“The plane is from Syarikat Layang-Layang Aerospace Sdn Bhd, Ipoh.
“The plane was travelling from Ipoh to Tg Karang at 7.59am for flight training and turned back to Ipoh before crashing at the location at 9.30am,” he said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Perak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) director Sayani Saidon said the two victims were rescued from the scene.
“We received an emergency call at 9.46am, and a team from the Slim River Fire and Rescue Station (BBP), with the help of Bidor BBP, were deployed to the scene of the incident, which is located 20km from the main road,” he said.
Later, during a press conference after the Madani Raya gathering with the members of Unit 69 Commando, Special Operations Forces in Ulu Kinta, Yusri said the police are now guarding the incident location.
“Our members came in to help and control the situation and make sure no members of the public come in as we are investigating. Maybe the CAAM (Malaysian Civil Aviation Authority) will come in to investigate,” he said.
Earlier, in a statement, CAAM confirmed that a Cessna 172N Skyhawk aircraft with the registration number 9M-ADA crashed near Felda Gunung Besout, Sungkai.
The plane, with two survivors onboard and operated by Layang Layang Flying Academy, took off from Sultan Azlan Shah Airport, Ipoh, at 7.54am, and the Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control Centre (KLATCC) received its last transmission over Slim River at 9.35am.
CAAM’s chief executive officer Datuk Captain Norazman Mahmud said a further investigation will be conducted by the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) under the Transport Ministry, per Part XXVI of the Civil Aviation Regulations 2016.
— Bernama
