KUALA LUMPUR: The Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has begun analysing the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the doomed Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) which crashed at Bandar Elmina in Shah Alam yesterday.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the CVR was sent to be analysed this morning and that all investigations would be done locally.
The AAIB, he said, was under his ministry and it would report directly to him.
Loke said he too was interested to know the cause of the crash swiftly and he was leaving it to the AAIB to do the needful.
"I have instructed for investigations to be sped up and done thoroughly.
"We will make the results public as soon as the analysis is concluded.
"Everything will be done transparently. We will not hide anything. All facts will be made public," said Loke today.
He hopes it will be quick as it involves the interests of the people.
Loke said the AAIB was activated yesterday and its officers were also involved in the search for the black box and the CVR at the crash site.
The AAIB officers, he said, found the CVR and bits of the black box.
Asked if the aircraft's operator, Jetvalet Sdn Bhd, will be probed, Loke said he was sure the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) would do so.
"All aspects of investigations on the company as well as flight records will be made," he added.
On plans to temporarily suspend other active Beechcraft Model 390 aircrafts after yesterday's crash, Loke said any decisions should not be made hastily.
He said he would ask CAAM to conduct thorough checks and decisions could only be reached after detailed investigations by the technical parties and relevant authorities.
On whether it was common for the model to only have CVR, Loke said he would let the AAIB do further analysis.
On the identity of the e-hailing driver who died after being struck by the aircraft which had nose-dived into the Guthrie Highway, Loke said it was the responsibility of the police to make it public.
"As far as the ministry is concerned, we have done what was needed, which was to make public the manifest of the aircraft.
"But the identity of all victims must be verified by the police," said Loke.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husin had said the e-hailing driver was believed to have been alone in the vehicle and had not taken any passengers since 2pm.
Yesterday, 10 people were killed in the deadly private jet crash on the highway near Bandar Elmina, just minutes from landing at the nearby Subang's Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.
Initial investigations showed that the aircraft with eight people onboard veered to the right from its flight path before the crash.
The victims were six passengers, including Pahang's Pelangai state assemblyman Datuk Seri Johari Harun; two pilots and two on the ground motorists who were struck by the aircraft.
Fire engulfed the aircraft upon impact and all of them.
CAAM chief executive officer Datuk Captain Norazman Mahmud said the aircraft departed from Langkawi International Airport at 2.08pm bound for Subang's Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.
The first contact made by the aircraft with Subang Air Traffic Control Tower was at 2.47pm and landing clearance was given at 2.48pm, he said.
At 2.51pm, the Subang Air Traffic Control Tower observed smoke plummeting from the crash site but no mayday call was made by the aircraft, he added.
The victims, as listed in the flight manifest were Johari, 53; Kharil Azwan Jamaludin, 43; Shaharul Amir Omar, 49; Mohamad Naim Fawwaz Mohamed Muaidi, 35; Muhammad Taufiq Mohd Zaki, 37; and Idris Abdol Talib @ Ramali, 41.
The aircraft, confirmed to be airworthy, was piloted by Shahrul Kamal Roslan, 41, and assisted by Heikal Aras Abdul Azim, 45, who were both experienced and had valid licences.
As of 10.30pm yesterday, one intact body and human remains were removed from the scene and brought to the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang for post mortem.
The victims' next-of-kin were also asked to give their DNA samples at the Klang Selatan district police headquarters for identification purposes.