KEADAAN pesawat ringan milik Akademi Penerbangan Malaysia terhempas di lereng bukit berdekatan Apartmen Cheng Height dan Lebuh AMJ, Melaka hari ini. Bagaimanapun, juruterbangnya terselamat. (Photo by Utusan)
A light aircraft, Piper 28 piloted by a pilot trainee from the Malaysian Flight Academy (MFA) crashed into the side of a hill near the Cheng Heights Condominium in Malacca at about 11.57am today.
NST reported that the victim, P Devenis Roa, 20 managed to contact the nearest air control tower prior to the crash, which happened right next to the Alor Gajah-Malacca-Jasin highway.
He suffered injuries to his head and neck and was sent to Malacca Hospital for treatment.
Deputy state police chief Datuk Shah Ghali Khan Shahadad said there was no fire and that the Fire and Rescue team on the scene had successfully contained the accident.
Fire and Rescue team on the scene had successfully contained the accident. (Photo by NST)
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