Aviation probe company AAIB on Monday (February 2, 2026) mentioned the investigation into the practically three-year-old accident of a VSR Ventures-owned Learjet 45 airplane on the Mumbai airport in September 2023 is within the remaining levels.
The aeroplane crash at Baramati on January 28, wherein Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and 4 others died, additionally concerned a Learjet 45 airplane owned by VSR Ventures.
For the reason that Baramati aircrash, questions have been raised in regards to the delay by the AAIB in publishing its remaining report into the September 2023 accident, involving the corporate’s airplane of an identical mannequin.
Towards this backdrop, AAIB mentioned the investigation workforce has analysed all proof and different paperwork associated to that accident.
“The investigation is within the remaining levels. The investigation workforce is making an attempt their finest to finalise the report on high precedence,” the Plane Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) mentioned in an announcement.
On September 14, 2023, the Learjet 45 plane (VT-DBL) met with an accident at Mumbai airport.
“The plane had earlier taken off from Visakhapatnam airport, and whereas touchdown at Mumbai airport, the plane constantly drifted to the suitable of the Runway 27 and crash landed on the shoulder of the intersection of Taxiway W and N,” the bureau mentioned.
In response to AAIB, the investigation workforce ready an in depth preliminary report on the accident, which included the preliminary consequence of the flight recorders and revealed the report on its web site.
There have been eight folks onboard, together with 2 crew members, in that plane.
“The co-pilot suffered severe harm, whereas the PIC (Pilot In Command) and 6 passengers suffered minor accidents. The co-pilot couldn’t be interviewed for a very long time since he was in dangerous form. The plane was destroyed through the accident,” the assertion mentioned.
In the meantime, it’s probing the VSR Ventures’ Learjet 45 plane crash close to the Baramati airstrip on January 28.
“The investigation is progressing expeditiously, and the Black Field of the ill-fated plane has been recovered,” the civil aviation ministry mentioned on January 29.
Printed – February 02, 2026 03:54 pm IST
