Elmina plane crash: Efforts to recover black box underway

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Transport Minister Anthony Loke said efforts to recover the black box from the ill-fated plane which crashed near Elmina Township are ongoing.  Speaking at a press conference on Thursday (Aug 17), Loke also confirmed that there was no mayday call from the aircraft.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/8fb3e5m  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 At 2.51pm, the Subang Air Traffic Control Tower was able to see a large smoke

00:12 coming from the control tower, from the area where the aircraft was hijacked.

00:22 However, there was no payday call made by the aircraft, and all safety protocols were deactivated

00:36 shortly after the incident.

00:40 Under the Ministry of Transport, the BSKU air security investigation department was also deactivated,

00:50 and the BSKU team was sent to the special unit to conduct the investigation.

00:58 The first mission was to find the aircraft's black box.

01:04 The separation mission is being carried out at this time.

01:10 What is the possibility of the incident?

01:16 We cannot give any answer at this time, because the investigation is being carried out,

01:22 and the BSKU team has entered, and when we receive the initial report, it will be announced.

01:29 We do not want any parties to make any speculation at this time, because the investigation is being carried out.

01:37 However, from the initial observation, the aircraft has been hovering to the side,

01:46 from the right flank of the flight path.

01:53 Why is there no connection with the control tower? Why is the aircraft hovering?

01:59 As I said, there is already a clearance from the control tower for the aircraft to land.

02:06 So, three minutes after the clearance was given by the control tower,

02:13 the air traffic controller could see a large smoke from the aircraft's nose.

02:20 So that's what we're investigating, what is the cause of the nose.

02:26 So, as has been confirmed by the CAA, there is no BDK from the flight attendants.

02:35 So, what is the cause, we need to investigate before any conclusion can be given.

02:41 So, at this time, there is no investigation result that can be given,

02:47 and I hope all parties are patient and do not make any speculation about the cause of the accident.

02:56 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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