New Delhi: Five people were killed an two injured as a chartered plane crashed in an open area in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area on Thursday.
The dead include two pilots, two aircraft maintenance engineers (AME) on board and one person on ground, director general of civil aviation (DGCA) said.
The four people mon board the plane have been identified as Captain PS Rajput, Co-pilot Maria Zuberi, Assistant Maintenance Engineer Surbhi and air technician Manish Panday. The identity of the pedestrian who was killed in the crash has not been ascertained.
The two injured are identified as Lavkush Kumar and Naresh Kumar Nishad.
The reason for the accident is not known at the moment. A team from the DGCA is on its way to Mumbai to conduct preliminary investigation into accident. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will conduct a detailed probe into the crash.
The reason for the accident is not known at the moment. A team from the DGCA is on its way to Mumbai to conduct preliminary investigation into accident. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will conduct a detailed probe into the crash.
The aircraft has been identified as VT-UPZ, KING AIR C90. It belongs to UY aviation, a Mumbai based company. It was earlier owned by the Uttar Pradesh government. It was sold off after it met an accident in Allahabad in the past.
The Uttar Pradesh government in a statement has clarified that the chartered plane which has crashed was sold to Mumbai's UY Aviation.
The plane crashed at Old Malik Estate near telephone exchange on Jeev Saya Lane in Ghatkopar.
It had a capacity of carrying 12 passengers. It is learnt that a total of four people were on board the ill-fated aircraft, all of whom died in the accident.
28/06/18 India Today
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The dead include two pilots, two aircraft maintenance engineers (AME) on board and one person on ground, director general of civil aviation (DGCA) said.
The four people mon board the plane have been identified as Captain PS Rajput, Co-pilot Maria Zuberi, Assistant Maintenance Engineer Surbhi and air technician Manish Panday. The identity of the pedestrian who was killed in the crash has not been ascertained.
The two injured are identified as Lavkush Kumar and Naresh Kumar Nishad.
The reason for the accident is not known at the moment. A team from the DGCA is on its way to Mumbai to conduct preliminary investigation into accident. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will conduct a detailed probe into the crash.
The reason for the accident is not known at the moment. A team from the DGCA is on its way to Mumbai to conduct preliminary investigation into accident. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will conduct a detailed probe into the crash.
The aircraft has been identified as VT-UPZ, KING AIR C90. It belongs to UY aviation, a Mumbai based company. It was earlier owned by the Uttar Pradesh government. It was sold off after it met an accident in Allahabad in the past.
The Uttar Pradesh government in a statement has clarified that the chartered plane which has crashed was sold to Mumbai's UY Aviation.
The plane crashed at Old Malik Estate near telephone exchange on Jeev Saya Lane in Ghatkopar.
It had a capacity of carrying 12 passengers. It is learnt that a total of four people were on board the ill-fated aircraft, all of whom died in the accident.
28/06/18 India Today
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