KOTA KINABALU: A question about the fairness of the Australian manufacturer's report on the 1976 ill-fated Sabah Air Nomad 9M-ATZ crash is raised by the family of former chief minister Tun Fuad Stephens.
The family are now seeking expert views on the recently declassified"Double Six" crash reports that included the report of the Government Aircraft Factory investigating team that stated there was no evidence of aircraft defect in the mishap that killed Fuad and 10 other people, including three of his Cabinet ministers.
The Australian team consisted of the two Accredited Representatives from the Department of Transport, Australia, and two people from GAF - Stuart Pearce and David Hooper - who signed the documents. "However, this clear conflict of interest should have been watched and overseen with a very high degree of diligence and care," the family said.
"Prior to departing from Malaysia, Mr Choquenot informally assisted Colonel Omar Saman in preparing a draft of the final report and the report closely follows that draft," the minutes stated. The family also said that the Australian Broadcast Corporation in an investigative report"Lies in the Sky" in September 1995 spoke of the GAF suppressing negative reports on their Nomad airplanes as the profit was the priority.
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