Mumbai plane crash: A chartered plane crashed in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai on Thursday. The plane crashed on the terrace of a building. The plane crashed while landing at the Mumbai Airport, news channel Times Now reported. The plane crashed near Sarvodaya Hospital in the area. Fire fighter and police personnel have been rushed to the spot. Reports say that 5 persons have died in the incident. Earlier, a report said that the plane belonged to Uttar Pradesh government. However, Avnish Awasthi, UP Principal Secretary Information, said that the state government had sold it to Mumbai’s UY Aviation. “The deal was done after the plane had met with an accident in Allahabad,” Awasthi said.
The Mumbai plane crash took place around 1.35 pm. The aircraft was flying towards Juhu airport when it crashed near Ghatkopar. The aircraft has been identified as VT-UPZ, KING AIR C90. BJP MP Kirit Somaiya, who reached the spot, said four people have died in the accident. He also said that one pedestrian has died in the incident. Ghatkopar, the area where the incident has taken place, is a busy suburb in eastern Mumbai.
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The incident could have been averted. Maria had told me that the flight won't be flown due to bad weather. The aviation company is responsible for this unfortunate incident: P Kuthariya, Husband of pilot killed in chartered plane crash in Mumbai earlier today
Former Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel praised the pilot for averting large-scale loss of lives. "Salute to the pilot who showed presence of mind to
avoid a big mishap, saving many lives at the cost of her own life," the NCP leader tweeted.
An aircraft of UA Aviation Pvt Ltd departed from Juhu airport at 12.20pm & lost ATC contact at 1.08 pm. Total 4 persons of the Company were on-board. No private passenger was on -board: Juhu Airport authorities on chartered plane crash in Mumbai earlier today.
A fire brigade official said, "Our control room got a call at 1.15 pm informing a plane crash. Our jawans were immediately rushed at the site to launch the rescue operation. Four fire engines and as many water tankers were rushed to douse the fire that occurred after the plane crashed."
Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to conduct an investigation into the plane crash, an official said.
The plane, which crashed in the Jagruti Nagar locality shortly after 1 pm today, once belonged to the Uttar Pradesh government and was sold to UY Aviation, an official said. The King Air C90 12-seater aircraft had taken off from the Juhu airstrip on a test flight, he said.
Those killed include two pilots and two aircraft maintenance engineers on board and a pedestrian in the Ghatkopar area where the plane crashed, police said. The pilot and flight test engineer of a Sukhoi Su-30M aircraft of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited had ejected safely after it crashed near Nashik yesterday.
The plane, which crashed in the Jagruti Nagar locality shortly after 1 pm today, once belonged to the Uttar Pradesh government and was sold to UY Aviation, an official said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis visits the site of chartered plane crash in Mumbai's Ghatkopar, says, 'It is a worrying incident. What were the reasons behind the crash and who is responsible for it needs to be found out.' 5 people lost their lives in the crash.
A Delhi bound Air India flight made an emergency landing at Patna airport due to technical reasons. Pilot did not mention anything about a bird hit but only technical reasons: Rajender Singh Lahauria, Airport Director, Patna
"Our control room got a call at 1.15 pm informing a plane crash. Our jawans were immediately rushed at the site to launch the rescue operation. Four fire engines and as many water tankers were rushed to douse the fire that occurred after the plane crashed," a brigade official said.
Prabhu has expressed deep shock over the air crash and directed concerned officials of the ministry to rush to the crash site and extend all possible help and assistance, an official said.
As reports of the crash came in, police, fire brigade and disaster management teams rushed to the spot and bodies of those killed were taken to the nearby Rajawadi hospital in Ghatkopar, a civic official said.
A team of DGCA officials rushed to the crash site for a preliminary investigation, the official said. It is expected that the detailed enquiry will be done by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).
Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to conduct an investigation into the plane crash, an official said.
"Pained to learn about the chartered #Planecrash in #Mumbai. My deepest condolences to the families of the bereaved. May God give their families and friends the strength to bear the loss," says Dharmendra Pradhan.
Pained to learn about the chartered #Planecrash in #Mumbai. My deepest condolences to the families of the bereaved. May God give their families and friends the strength to bear the loss.— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) June 28, 2018
Avnish Awasthi, UP Principal Secretary Information, said that the crashed chartered plane does not belong to the Uttar Pradesh government. "The state government had sold it to Mumbai’s UY Aviation. The deal was done after the plane had met with an accident in Allahabad,” Awasthi said.
A fire brigade official said that the control room got a call at 1.15 pm informing a plane crash. The jawans were immediately rushed at the site to launch the rescue operation. Four fire engines and as many water tankers were rushed to douse the fire that occurred after the plane crashed.'
As per preliminary information, the aircraft was on a test flight. The plane had taken off from the Juhu Airport minutes before it crashed. It occurred in an under construction building premises in Ghatkopar area. The cause of the crash is not known.
Eyewitnesses said the plane was seen hurtling down and crashed with a deafening roar before bursting into flames in the afternoon. They say that a passerby in the vicinity of the crash was burnt fatally when some burning fuel from the aircraft fell on him.
Police said that a team of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials rushed to the crash site for an investigation. Bodies of those killed were taken to the nearby Rajawadi hospital in Ghatkopar.
The chartered plane that crashed in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai this afternoon, is a Beechcraft King Air C90 model. The 12-seater aircraft took off from the Juhu airstrip and crashed in the Jagruti Nagar area of Ghatkopar. The twin-turboprop aircraft was previously registered to the Uttar Pradesh government but was sold in 2014 to a Mumbai-based company, UY aviation.
Names of the deceased have been released. Those who lost their lives are Maria Kuber - Pilot, Pradeep Rajput - Co-pilot, Surabhi - technician, Manish Pandey - technician.The two injured are Naresh Kumar Nishad and Luvkush Kumar .
The aircraft took off from Juhu airport for test flight. Bodies of those killed were taken to the nearby Rajawadi hospital in Ghatkopar. A fire brigade official said, "Our control room got a call at 1.15 pm informing a plane crash. Our jawans were immediately rushed at the site to launch the rescue operation. Four fire engines and as many water tankers were rushed to douse the fire that occurred after the plane crashed."
"The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will conduct a detailed probe into the crash. A DGCA team is already on its way to the spot," Director General of Civil Aviation B S Bhullar was qyoted as saying by PTI.
Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has asked officials to rush to the spot to assist in the relief operations, a minsitry official said. He futher said the minister also asked the investigation authorities to find out the cause of the crash.
Police, fire brigade and disaster management teams rushed to the spot, Akhilesh Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone-7) told PTI. Four fire engines have reached the spot, a BMC official said.
"Saddened to hear the news about the aircraft crash in Mumbai. Have directed DGCA to conduct an investigation into the plane crash at the earliest. I'm in constant touch with on ground developments," Union minister Suresh Prabhu tweeted.
"I am on the spot jeevdaya lane where private chartered plane colàpse 1 walker died. Pilots are in plane. Fire brigade aag vizavat ahe," Kirit Somaiya
Television images showed parts of the wreckage burning on the ground. Police and fire engines were at the crash site. Director General of Civil Aviation B S Bhullar said the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will conduct detailed probe into the crash.
Watch video: Two pilots, two Aircraft Maintenance Engineers on board & one person on ground are dead in the Mumbai chartered plane crash, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation had earlier said. Rescue operations still on.
A chartered plane has crashed in Ghatkopar. Fire tenders and an ambulance are at the spot. Firefighting operations are underway. According to a local resident, there was lot of smoke after the accident and those who lost their lives in aircraft crash were taken away in an ambulance.
The chartered plane crashed near Sarvodaya hospital. Rescue operations are going on at the site. There were four people in the aircraft at the time of the crash. Bodies have been taken to Rajawadi Hospital. As per the hospital, two persons were brought with serious wounds.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) along with other rescue teams have been put into rescue operations. The plane had crashed as het was preparing to land in India's financial capital.
The chartered plane crashed near Sarvodaya hospital. Rescue operations are going on at the site. There were four people in the aircraft at the time of the crash. Bodies have been taken to Rajawadi Hospital. As per the hospital, two persons were brought with serious wounds.