 Summary of this article
- The aircraft carrying Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar was cleared to land at Baramati at 8.43 am but gave no read-back or response to ATC before crashing moments later.
- The Learjet 45 was attempting to land amid poor visibility, had already made one go-around after failing to sight the runway.
- All five onboard were killed; the AAIB has taken over the probe as emergency services reached the site after the aircraft caught fire near the runway threshold.
After several attempts, the aircraft carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was finally given the go-ahead to land in Baramati on Wednesday morning. However, it did not respond to the ATC or provide a "read-back," and moments later, it burst into flames on the runway's edge.
Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu had earlier stated that the plane was attempting to land in poor visibility. A statement by his ministry recounted the final minutes of the ill-fated Learjet 45 belonging to VSR Ventures Pvt Ltd that crashed, leading to the death of all five persons on board, including Pawar.
PTI shared a video, alleged to be CCTV footage of Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's plane crash. Ajit Pawar was killedin the plane crash near Baramati, along with four others on board. The new video, alleged to be a CCTV clip from a nearby area of the crash site, shows the plane turning into a ball of flame upon impact with the ground.
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