The plane that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a crash this morning, had crashed in 2023 as well. In September 2023, the private plane skid off the runway and crashed while trying to land amid heavy rain at Mumbai airport. NCP Chief Ajit Pawar and four other people, including a pilot and a crew member, were killed after an aircraft carrying them crashed in Pune district on Wednesday morning. The aircraft, a Learjet 45, was owned and operated by VSR Ventures. The small aircraft took off from Mumbai around 8 am, crashed near Baramati airport after it lost control during a landing attempt 45 minutes later. The aircraft caught fire after the crash. The visuals from the ground show mangled remains. Speaking to NDTV, Captain VK Singh Of VSR Aviation said the accident appears to have happened due to low visibility, owing to current weather conditions. We don't know more than this currently, he added. According to reports, Pawar was to attend four important public meetings ahead of the local body polls