Private plane crashes in Mumbai's Ghatkopar; all four onboard, one pedestrian killed in mishap
The aircraft had taken off from the Juhu airstrip on a test flight. It lost control when it was four nautical miles from Juhu, Air Traffic Control (ATC), reports said.
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A 12-seater aircraft crashed in a crowded Mumbai suburb Ghatkopar on Thursday, killing both the pilots and two aircraft maintenance engineers on board. A pedestrian who came under the impact of the burning debris was also charred to death. However, a major tragedy was averted as the flight crashed at a deserted under-construction building amid a populated suburb with numerous high-rise residential towers. PTI
The King Air C90 plane, which crashed at the Old Malik Estate near Ghatkopar telephone exchange on Thursday, once belonged to the Uttar Pradesh government and was sold to UY Aviation, an official said. The flight was under maintenance and on a test run. It was in service for the past 22 years. PTI
The aircraft had taken off from the Juhu airstrip on a test flight. It lost control when it was four nautical miles from Juhu, Air Traffic Control (ATC), reports said. Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to conduct an investigation into the plane crash. PTI
DGCA officials traced the black box, which will help them piece together the events that led to the crash, an official said. The control tower tried to contact the pilot when the aircraft took off but was unable to do so, the official said, adding probably a technical snag developed in the aircraft due to which the pilot could not control the plane. PTI