What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 17 August 2023, at about 1408 lt, a Hawker Beechcraft model 390, premier 1, call sign privacy data omitted, operated by privacy data omitted departed langkawi international airport (wmkl), langkawi, kedah to sultan abdul aziz Shah airport (wmsa), subang, selangor. At about 1449 lt, privacy data omitted impacted the ground while manoeuvring for landing at the sultan abdul aziz Shah airport (wmsa), subang, selangor. The airplane was destroyed following the ground impact and subsequent fire. The eight (8) occupants and two (2) ground bystanders were fatally injured.
According to ADS-B DATA1, privacy data omitted departed wmkl with 8 persons on board at about 1408 lt to wmsa. At about 1447 lt privacy data omitted contacted the wmsa tower controller requesting to land. At 1448:39 lt, privacy data omitted was cleared to land on runway 15. The flight acknowledged the clearance at 1448:45 lt. no further radio transmission was heard from the flight. ADS-B data indicated that after 1447:24 lt and at 2,600 feet, the airplane began a speed reduction and descent. At about 1449:06 lt and at 1,025 feet, the airplane began a right turn that continued until about 1449:14 lt at an indicated height of 550 feet. That was the last recorded data transmission from the accident flight, which was in the vicinity of the accident location. The ground speed during the right turn was indicated between 146 and 154 knots. The aircraft crashed at persiaran Elmina, Elmina, Shah alam.
The cockpit was highly fragmented. The landing gear handle was found in the down position but the handle was damaged. The lift dump handle was damaged and found in an intermediate position (normal range is either retracted or extended).
As the FAA filed it
ON 17 AUGUST 2023, AT ABOUT 1408 LT, A HAWKER BEECHCRAFT MODEL 390, PREMIER 1, CALL SIGN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED LANGKAWI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (WMKL), LANGKAWI, KEDAH TO SULTAN ABDUL AZIZ SHAH AIRPORT (WMSA), SUBANG, SELANGOR. AT ABOUT 1449 LT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE MANOEUVRING FOR LANDING AT THE SULTAN ABDUL AZIZ SHAH AIRPORT (WMSA), SUBANG, SELANGOR. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING THE GROUND IMPACT AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE. THE EIGHT (8) OCCUPANTS AND TWO (2) GROUND BYSTANDERS WERE FATALLY INJURED.
ACCORDING TO ADS-B DATA1, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED WMKL WITH 8 PERSONS ON BOARD AT ABOUT 1408 LT TO WMSA. AT ABOUT 1447 LT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTACTED THE WMSA TOWER CONTROLLER REQUESTING TO LAND. AT 1448:39 LT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 15. THE FLIGHT ACKNOWLEDGED THE CLEARANCE AT 1448:45 LT. NO FURTHER RADIO TRANSMISSION WAS HEARD FROM THE FLIGHT. ADS-B DATA INDICATED THAT AFTER 1447:24 LT AND AT 2,600 FEET, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A SPEED REDUCTION AND DESCENT. AT ABOUT 1449:06 LT AND AT 1,025 FEET, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A RIGHT TURN THAT CONTINUED UNTIL ABOUT 1449:14 LT AT AN INDICATED HEIGHT OF 550 FEET. THAT WAS THE LAST RECORDED DATA TRANSMISSION FROM THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, WHICH WAS IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT LOCATION. THE GROUND SPEED DURING THE RIGHT TURN WAS INDICATED BETWEEN 146 AND 154 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT PERSIARAN ELMINA, ELMINA, SHAH ALAM.
THE COCKPIT WAS HIGHLY FRAGMENTED. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS FOUND IN THE DOWN POSITION BUT THE HANDLE WAS DAMAGED. THE LIFT DUMP HANDLE WAS DAMAGED AND FOUND IN AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION (NORMAL RANGE IS EITHER RETRACTED OR EXTENDED).
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.