IPOH – The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has begun investigating the incident involving a light aircraft that crashed at Jalan Dr Nazrin Shah, Sg Rokam, Medan Gopeng here last night.
Perak police chief Datuk Mior Faridalathrash said they had controlled the area to ease the investigation process.
“CAAM’s work began this morning, and police are controlling the area to give them space to carry out a detailed investigation,” he told a press conference after receiving 30 rescue boats worth RM400,000 from Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad at the Senior Police Officers’ Mess here today.
Flying instructor Fajim Juffa Mustafa Kamal, 52, from Semenyih, Selangor, was killed, while his co-pilot, known as Muhammad Din Fikri Zainal Abidin, 62, from Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur was injured in the incident, which occurred at about 8pm yesterday.
They were reported to have taken off from the flying school located nearby.
Mior Faridalathrash said Din Fikri is currently receiving treatment at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital and is in stable condition.
Meanwhile, Saarani said the Civil Aviation Department should relook into all safety measures that may need to be tightened to ensure that such incidents will not recur.
“This is because the aircraft crashed at a public place, so the DCA should have certain measures to ensure that it will not happen again,” he said. – Bernama, August 2, 2022
