The authorities have retrieved data from the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the aircraft that crashed onto the Guthrie Corridor Expressway near Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam, on Aug 17.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke said analysis of the audio recording retrieved in the United States is ongoing.
"We managed to retrieve the recording. It has the pilot's voice, which has become a source of investigation.
"The recording is very clear, and an analysis is ongoing," Loke told a press conference in Putrajaya today.
According to Loke, the team from the Malaysian Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), which went to the aircraft manufacturer in Florida, had to send the data through email after they got stuck in the US due to bad weather.
The team is expected to return home by next week.
"I do not wish to summarise the findings and do not want to speculate until the report (on the incident) is out.
"The initial report is expected to be out in about two weeks, while the detailed final report will take up to a year," he said.
The data from the charred CVR of the plane, whose memory puck was still intact, was initially sent to Singapore for analysis.
Experts there were expected to retrieve data from the final 30 minutes of voice recording captured in the memory puck before the crash happened.
However, the CVR was then sent to the US after some technical issues and limitations prevented the retrieval of the audio recording.
The Beechcraft 390 Premier 1 aircraft flying from Langkawi to Subang crashed onto the Guthrie Highway at about 2.50pm, killing all eight people on board, including Pahang state executive councillor Johari Harun.
An e-hailing driver and a delivery rider on the highway were also killed. - Mkini
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