A LIGHT aircraft has crashed in an oil palm plantation area in Felda Gunung Besout 2 Tambahan, Sungkai, here today.
The incident is understood to have occurred at 9.55am, involving a light aircraft, type CESNA 172 (9M ADA) from Layang Layang Flying Academy, that crashed near the Perak Islamic Religious Council and Malay Customs (MAIPk) Farm, in Besout 2.
Perak police chief Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri confirmed the incident.
“Yes, it was a training aircraft, and the passengers survived,” The Star quoted him as saying.
The flight instructor and trainee of the Cessna 172 (9M ADA) type training aircraft which crashed in an oil palm plantation in Besout 2 Tambahan plantation, Sungkai near here have been identified as Captain Shahrul Imran Surea, 26, and Ho Jia Lee, 20.
Both victims were sent to Slim River Hospital and reported to have sustained injuries as a result of the incident. A video of the incident has been circulating via WhatsApp. – May 4, 2024
