British expert to probe into crash

British expert to probe into crash

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): An aviation expert from Britain's Air
Accident Investigation Board has arrived to help investigate the
helicopter crash which killed auto king Yahaya Ahmad, a senior
aviation official said yesterday.

"He is here to find out the cause of the accident. It is
premature to say what caused the accident. Let it be treated as
an accident first," Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) Director-
General Zaini Omar said.

Yahaya was killed along with his wife and their pilot when his
company's Italian-made Agusta helicopter crashed on March 10
while flying the couple to eastern Terengganu state to visit his
sick mother, who died days after her son.

His death has triggered widespread rumors and reports in the
foreign media suggesting sabotage could have caused the accident
and saying bullets and a gun were found in the crash debris.
"We are keeping an open mind as to the cause of the accident,"
Zaini said.