# Accident 20230817021439A: Raytheon Aircraft Company 390, Elmina Shah Ala, August 17, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2023, 14:51 local time
- Place: Elmina Shah Ala
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 3.1811° N, 101.5149° E: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=3.1811&lon=101.5149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28JV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28JV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon 390 (registry code 7150030, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-390) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Williams FJ44-2A (registry code 66004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj44-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 390
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FJ44-2A
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 10
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,275 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA23WA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA416) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230817021439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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).

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA23WA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA416), Aug 17, 2023: Raytheon 390 (N28JV), Elmina, Malaysia, destroyed, 10 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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