Trainer Aircraft Of Pvt Company Crashes Near Baramati Airstrip In Maharashtra

A trainer aircraft operated by a private company crash landed at Baramati airport in Pune this afternoon, about seven months after the then Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was killed in a similar accident in the city. The crash took place around 12:35 PM within the airport complex, just a short distance from the runway. There were no casualties in the accident, while the aircraft sustained minor damage. In January, Pawar was killed along with four others after their Learjet 45 plane crashed near Baramati airport. The plane carrying the 66-year-old NCP leader, his personal security officer and attendant, as well as two cockpit crew -- pilot-in-command Sumit Kapur and first officer Shambhavi Pathak -- had crashed during its second landing attempt on January 28.