Article Posted on : - Mar 25, 2010

RMAF’s Pilatus PC-7 MK II trainer aircraft

Kuala Lumpur (BNS): A Malaysian air force pilot was killed when the RMAF Pilatus PC-7 aircraft he was flying during an air show crashed, on Thursday.

Royal Malaysian Air Force spokesman confirmed the incident and said only one pilot was on board when the incident occurred, according to Bernama news.

The 33-year-old pilot was manoeuvring the Pilatus PC-7 plane during an air show at Universiti Utara Malaysia when the engine compartment exploded and caught fire.

The pilot did not survive the impact and his body, still strapped to his seat, was discovered some 10 metres away from the plane's wreckage. The body had been airlifted from the scene by an RMAF helicopter, reports said.

Two pilots were killed In September last year when their Pilatus PC-7 crashed and burst into flames at the Langkawi International Airport in Kedah.

RMAF has 30 units of the Swiss-made PC-7 Mk I which it mainly use for training purposes.