Trainer aircraft crashes near Baramati airstrip in Maharashtra, 7 months after accident that killed Ajit Pawar
A trainer aircraft operated by a private company crashed near the Baramati airstrip in Maharashtra's Pune district on Sunday, PTI reported. Both occupants on board
A trainer aircraft operated by a private company crashed near the Baramati airstrip in Maharashtra's Pune district on Sunday, PTI reported. Both occupants on board were rescued and sustained injuries that were not reported to be serious. The aircraft, bearing registration VT-SEX and operated by Carver Aviation, crashed at around 12.30 pm, according to reports. A senior police official said the aircraft crashed near the airstrip and that an investigation was underway to determine the cause.
"We are investigating whether the aircraft developed a technical snag or if there were any other technical problems. It is too early to comment on anything," the official said, as quoted by PTI. No casualties have been reported in the incident. Ajit Pawar's aircraft crashed at same airstrip The incident comes seven months after the then Maharashtra deputy chief minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar was killed in a crash during a landing attempt at the same airstrip.
On January 28, Ajit Pawar along with four other occupants of Learjet 45 aircraft crashed in what was the second attempt at landing at the airstrip. That private charter plane belonged to another company, VSR Ventures. Apart from Pawar, the deceased included his security officer and an attendant, plus two crew members (pilot-in-command Sumit Kapur and first officer Shambhavi Pathak). Third incident at the spot The crash on Sunday was the third incident at the airstrip this year.
A trainer aircraft of another private company had crashed near the Baramati airstrip on May 13 too. According to an HT report, a trainee pilot escaped safely after the incident occurred at around 8.50 am near Gojubavi village adjacent to the Baramati airstrip.
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