Ten people lost their lives in an unfortunate plane crash in Malaysia this week.
Here’s everything you need to know about it.
10 Killed in Private Plane Crash at Selangor; Politician Among Those Killed
On Thursday (17 Aug), a private plane operated by Jet Valet, an exclusive private flight service, crashed into a road in Selangor, Malaysia.
Aboard the plane, registered under the number N28JV, were two flight crew members and six passengers, one of which was Malaysian politician Johari Harun.
Unfortunately, all eight on the plane lost their lives in the crash. Yet, they were not the only casualties.
Two motorists, who happened to be on the road where the Beechcraft 390 crashed, also lost their lives after being hit by the crashing plane.
One was a car driver, while the other was a motorcyclist.
No Distress Call Made by Plane
But how exactly did this plane crash happen? Everything seemed to be going well even minutes before the crash.
The plane had taken off from Langkawi at 2:08 pm and was meant to touchdown at Subang Airport. Minutes before the crash, the plane was given clearance by Subang Airport’s air traffic control to land.
Specifically, at 2:47 pm, the plane contacted air traffic control. A minute later, landing clearance was given.
In a drastic turn of events, the plane lost contact with air traffic control two minutes before touchdown.
Essentially, air traffic control was “ghosted” by the plane—the next thing they knew, at 2:51 pm, air traffic control received news that the plane had crashed on a road near Guthrie Highway in the Elmina Valley residential area.
The impact was devastating; in videos uploaded by witnesses online, one could see the road being set ablaze by the crashing plane. Fortunately, the fire was put out within ten minutes.
A small warning: these clips are not for the faint-hearted, so click at your own risk.
oh my… Elmina Plane Crash ! pic.twitter.com/HkSWQ3to0K
— ha3MaN (@ghaeman) August 17, 2023
Perhaps the strangest part of the plane crash was that the plane made no distress call—the case is starting to smell like it could be part of Buzzfeed Unsolved.
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While the rest of us grasp at straws for answers to the plane crash, authorities are currently amid attempts to recover the black box and identify the crash victims.
Flight service operator Jet Valet is also cooperating with authorities as investigations into the abrupt crash continue.
Not First Time Plane Crashed at Elmina Estate
It is without a doubt that this is a tragic incident. Yet, it’s far from the first in the Elmina Valley area.
Conspiracy theorists, listen up now.
In September 1977, a similar incident occurred around the area—a Japan Airlines plane headed for Subang from Hong Kong crashed at Elmina Estate.
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Not great news to be learning of during the lunar seventh month…
The 1977 crash took the lives of 34 individuals on board, while the remaining 45 live on to tell the story of the crash.
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
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