Charter & Fractional
Indian Investigators Probe Fatal Learjet Charter Crash
Accident killed deputy chief minister of Maharashtra state
VSR Learjet 45XR
A Learjet 45XR crashed attempting to land at Baramati Airport in India on January 28, killing all five people on board. © VSR Aviation

Indian aviation officials are probing the cause of a fatal accident on Wednesday that killed all five people on board a Learjet 45XR that crashed while landing at Baramati Airport, including Ajit Pawar, deputy chief minister of Maharashtra state. The chartered aircraft (VT-SSK), operated by VSR Ventures, was at the end of a short flight from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (VABB).

Group captain G.V.G. Yugandhar, director general of India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), is leading the operation, in which manufacturer Bombardier is also involved. Both flight data and cockpit voice recorders have been recovered from the wreckage of the twinjet.