In a horrific accident in the financial capital Mumbai today, a chartered plane crashed in Ghatkopar's Jivdaya Lane killing 5 people. The plane crashed while landing at the Mumbai Airport. The Mumbai plane crash took place around 1.35 pm. Ghatkopar is a busy suburb in eastern Mumbai. Flames rise out of the burning chartered plane that crashed en route Mumbai airport from Juhu. (PTI image)
The privately chartered plane goes up in flames after it crashed in Ghatkopar. The plane hit an open area at a construction site for a multistory building in a crowded area with many residential apartments. (AP photo)
Five persons were killed when the 12-seater aircraft crashed in the crowded Mumbai suburb of Ghatkopar today, the second air mishap in Maharashtra in as many days. (Reuters image)
Rescuers sprayed water on the wreckage of the privately chartered plane that crashed in Ghatkopar area. 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.(AP image)
Rescue personnel stand near the debris of the chartered plane that crashed in Ghatkopar's Jivdaya Lane killing 5 people. Those killed include two pilots and two aircraft maintenance engineers on board and a pedestrian.(PTI image)
The King Air C90 12-seater aircraft had taken off from the Juhu airstrip on a test flight. Fire brigade and disaster management teams rushed to the spot and bodies of those killed were taken to the nearby Rajawadi hospital. (AP image)
Firefighters and aircraft rescue workers inspect the site of a plane crash in Mumbai's Ghatkopar. A team of DGCA officials rushed to the crash site for a preliminary investigation.(Reuters image)
Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has directed the DGCA to conduct an investigation into the plane crash. Director General of Civil Aviation B S Bhullar said the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will conduct a detailed probe into the crash.(Reuters image)
