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There were five people on board the flight. The pilot, Sumit Kapur, logged 16,500 hours of flight. The co-pilot was identified as Shambhavi Pathak. The flight attendant was identified as Pinky Mali. The passengers were identified as the 8th [[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] Ajit Pawar and Mumbai PSO HC and Pawar’s security staff |
There were five people on board the flight. The pilot, Sumit Kapur, logged 16,500 hours of flight. The co-pilot was identified as Shambhavi Pathak. The flight attendant was identified as Pinky Mali. The passengers were identified as the 8th [[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] Ajit Pawar and Mumbai PSO HC and Pawar’s security staff .<ref = /><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 28, 2026 |title=Ajit Pawar Plane Crash Live updates: ‘Dada was a man of his word’: Fadnavis pays tribute to Ajit Pawar; 3-day state mourning declared |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/ajit-pawar-plane-crash-live-updates-maharashtra-deputy-cm-baramati-hospital/liveblog/127675224.cms |access-date=January 28, 2026 |publisher=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 09:19, 28 January 2026
2026 aviation accident in India
On 28 January 2026, a Learjet 45XR operated by VSR Aviation crashed during a charter flight from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai to Baramati Airport in Maharashtra, India, killing the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar and all four other occupants.
The aircraft involved was VT-SSK, a 16-year-old Learjet 45XR operated by VSR Aviation. It was previously involved in a different accident, in which all passengers survived.[1][2][3]
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There were five people on board the flight. The pilot, Sumit Kapur, logged 16,500 hours of flight. The co-pilot was identified as Shambhavi Pathak. The flight attendant was identified as Pinky Mali. The passengers were identified as the 8th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar and Mumbai PSO HC and Pawar’s security staff Vidip Jadhav.[4][5]
At approximately 09:12 IST (UTC+5:30), the aircraft crashed while attempting a second approach to runway 11 at Baramati Airport. The aircraft veered off the runway, burst into flames, and was destroyed on impact, resulting in the deaths of Pawar and four others on board.[6][7][8] At the time of the incident, Ajit Pawar was travelling to Baramati to address multiple public meetings in connection with the upcoming Zilla Parishad elections.[9]
Devendra Fadnavis, the chief minister of Maharashtra, announced three days of state mourning.[1]
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is likely to visit the crash site and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will investigate the cause.[10]
