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Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) aircraft, a light private
business jet, was carrying six passengers and two crew when it
crashed near Elmina township at 2.08 p.m. (0608 GMT), just
before it was due to land, Selangor police chief Hussein Omar
Khan told reporters.
The aircraft lost contact with the air traffic control tower and
crashed into a motorbike and a car on the highway, he said.
"There was no emergency call, the aircraft had been given
clearance to land," Hussein Omar said.
A search and rescue mission is underway.
The country's civil aviation authority (CAAM) said the flight
had departed from the holiday island of Langkawi and was en
route to Selangor's Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport near capital
city Kuala Lumpur.
CAAM chief executive Norazman Mahmud said the aircraft made
first contact with Subang Air Traffic Control Tower at 2.47 p.m.
and landing clearance was given at 2.48 p.m.
"At 2.51 p.m., the Subang Air Traffic Control Tower observed
smoke originating from the crash site but no mayday call was
made by the aircraft," he said in a statement.
The CAAM said the flight was operated by Jet Valet Sdn Bhd, a
Malaysian private jet services company.
Jet Valet did not immediately respond to a request for comment
by Reuters, but local media cited the company as saying it will
cooperate with authorities on the investigation.
(Reporting by Mei Mei Chu and Hasnoor Hussain; Editing by Martin
Petty and Toby Chopra)
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