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A plane carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar crash-landed in Baramati on Wednesday and burst into flames within seconds, killing all five persons, including two aides and the two pilots, on board. Investigations are underway and fresh details have emerged.
As investigations continue into the tragic plane crash in Baramati on Wednesday that killed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others, fresh details have started emerging regarding the sequence of events that led to the crash.
With investigators continuing to probe what led to the crash of the Learjet 45 operated by VSR Aviation, the last communication from the crew of the ill-fated flight has emerged.
"The last words heard from the crew were 'oh s**t'," a senior official from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.
Events leading up to the crash
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), in a release late on Wednesday, said that the pilots were unable to spot the runway at the Baramati airport initially, and made a second landing attempt.
During the second attempt, the crew confirmed to ground control that the runway was in sight and was cleared for touchdown, but the plane went up in flames seconds later, killing everyone on board.
The ministry said that the two pilots, Captain Sumit Kapoor and Captain Shambhavi Pathak, did not respond to air traffic control's clearance for landing and crashed soon after.
The release by the ministry also raised questions about the conditions at the Baramati airport, which is categorized as "uncontrolled", meaning that it has just a basic runway and no ATC tower or ATC frequency.
HT reported that ground control at Baramati is managed by pilot cadets from two private aviation academies in the town, namely Redbird Aviation and Carver Aviation.
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