CNA – A light aircraft crashed near a town in Malaysia’s Selangor state on Tuesday afternoon, killing the pilot and another person on board.
According to Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan, the plane that crashed at around 1.45pm is a recreational aircraft.
“The pilot was an instructor who was attached to a recreational flying club. The passenger was a member of the club,” he said, as quoted by the Star.
The bodies of the two victims, both Malaysians, were found in the cockpit.
Authorities earlier faced challenges retrieving them from the wreckage as part of the plane was buried about two-metre deep in the ground of an oil palm plantation. The bodies have since been taken to a hospital for post-mortem.
A total of 150 personnel from various agencies were involved in efforts to retrieve the bodies, Hussein said, adding that the crash did not cause any damage to houses around the area.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) earlier confirmed that two people were on board the aircraft that crashed near the town of Kapar.
According to CAAM chief executive officer Norazman Mahmud, the aircraft, a Blackshape BK160 Gabriel, was operated by Air Adventure Flying Club.
