Ten people, including a state executive councillor, were killed when the light aircraft, operated by Jet Valet Sdn Bhd, crashed at 2.50pm today.

The victims comprised six passengers and two crew members of the plane, as well as a motorcyclist and a motorist using the highway there.

The plane departed from Langkawi International Airport at 2.08pm and was heading to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang when it crashed.

The Beechcraft 390 has a maximum speed of up to 840kph and is designed to carry six passengers and one flight crew member at a time, with a maximum flight distance of 2,500km.

Past incidents involving Beechcraft:

July 29, 1977: A Beechcraft 19 aircraft with two people on board disappeared in Johor airspace after taking off from the Seletar air base in Singapore.

Feb 17, 1999: A single-engine two-seater Beechcraft BE-36 light aircraft, registration number VHTXY, went missing between Seremban and Tampin, Negeri Sembilan.

Feb 19, 1999: Remnants of the plane were found by an RMAF Nuri helicopter at about 12.55pm on the slope of Bukit Penda in Negeri Sembilan.

Dec 21, 2016: A Beechcraft King Air 200T aircraft belonging to the Royal Malaysian Air Force crashed during a training session at the RMAF base in Butterworth, Penang, killing the pilot and seriously injuring three others.

Nov 22, 2020: A Beechcraft Bonanza F35 light aircraft made an emergency landing at Km47.8 of the North-South Expressway southbound, in Sedenak, near Kulai, Johor, after experiencing engine trouble.