A chartered plane crashed in an open area in Mumbai's Ghatkopar on Thursday afternoon. A private aircraft crashed in Maniklal Estate in Ghatkopar near Sarvodaya hospital, said Sanjay Manjrekar, Deputy Fire officer (Controls). A team of fire brigade is at the spot and efforts are on to douse the fire. BJP MP Kirit Somaiya said that he is on the spot and pilots are still inside the plane. He also said that one pedestrian has died in the incident. The incident took place a day after Sukhoi-30 fighter jet crashed in Nashik. Date : 28.06.2018 Time of incident reported:@ 1335hrs Incident : Chartered Plane crashed Level- L 0 Details: Chartered plane crashed at Old Malik Estate, Near telephone exchange, Prithvi building, Jeev Daya Lane,Ghatkopar(W) Agencies Mobilized: MFB, 108 ambulance, police Latest updates on Ghatkopar Plane Crash<doc-sep>Mumbai Plane Crash: The chartered plane was a Beechcraft King Air C90 turboprop. A chartered plane crashed this afternoon in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area. Five people were killed in the crash when the plane with four people on board crashed into a construction site. All four on board and a pedestrian were killed in the plane crash. Images that were posted on Twitter soon after the crash showed flames and thick, black smoke rising from the wreckage. The plane is a Beechcraft King Air C90 turboprop. Several fire engines were rushed to the site. The plane crash in Mumbai is the second such incident in Maharashtra this week. A Sukhoi jet on test flight crashed in Nashik on Wednesday. Here are the updates of the Mumbai plane crash: Jun 28, 2018 16:41 (IST) In another incident in Delhi, an Air India plane with 124 passengers made emergency landing today at Patna airport after a bird hit it. The flight was bound for Delhi. All passengers are safe, news agency ANI reported. Jun 28, 2018 16:27 (IST) Plane That Crashed In Mumbai Was On "Test Flight" "The aircraft took off from Juhu airport for a test flight. There were two pilots and two aircraft maintenance engineers on board. All of them, along with one person on the ground, are dead," a DGCA official was quoted as saying by news agency PTI. Jun 28, 2018 16:26 (IST) "Pilot Saved Many Lives," Says Suresh Prabhu Suresh Prabhu praised the pilot and said it was his presence of mind that "saved many lives". Read here Jun 28, 2018 16:24 (IST) A fire brigade official was quoted as saying by news agency PTI, "Our control room got a call at 1.15 pm informing a plane crash. Our jawans were immediately rushed at the site to launch the rescue operation. Four fire engines and as many water tankers were rushed to douse the fire that occurred after the plane crashed." Jun 28, 2018 16:10 (IST) On Wednesday, a Sukhoi jet awaiting induction in the air force crashed this morning in Maharashtra's Nashik when it was on a test flight. Both pilots in the aircraft ejected safely before the plane crashed near a grape farm. Read here Jun 28, 2018 16:10 (IST) On Wednesday, a Sukhoi jet awaiting induction in the air force crashed this morning in Maharashtra's Nashik when it was on a test flight. Both pilots in the aircraft ejected safely before the plane crashed near a grape farm. Read here Jun 28, 2018 16:09 (IST) A pedestrian was also killed in the Mumbai plane crash. Jun 28, 2018 16:03 (IST) This is the second mishap in Maharashtra in many days. Jun 28, 2018 15:58 (IST) In 2007, a small plane came down in a residential area in south Bangalore after hitting a coconut tree. The crash killed four people. Jun 28, 2018 15:48 (IST) Black box of the chartered plane that crashed in Mumbai's Ghatkopar, has been recovered, news agency ANI reported. Jun 28, 2018 15:46 (IST) Soon after the plane crashed, police, fire brigade and disaster management teams rushed to the spot, Akhilesh Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone-7) told PTI. Jun 28, 2018 15:41 (IST) The Uttar Pradesh government said the plane that crashed near Mumbai this afternoon was sold by the state government to a private company in 2014, news agency PTI reported. "This aircraft was not that of the Uttar Pradesh government. It was sold in 2014 to a private company UY Aviation," Principal Secretary, Information, Avinish Awasthi said. Jun 28, 2018 15:39 (IST) Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has asked officials to rush to the spot to assist in the relief operations, an official in the ministry was quoted as saying by news agency PTI. The minister also asked the investigation authorities to ascertain the cause of the crash. Jun 28, 2018 15:35 (IST) Former minister of Civil Aviation Praful Patel expressed condolences after the crash. Saddened to hear about the unfortunate incident at #ghatkopar as Charter plane crashes in an open area. Salute to the pilot who showed presence of mind to avoid a big mishap, saving many lives at the cost of her own life. #RIP to all the 5 Dead. My deepest condolences. - Praful Patel (@praful_patel) June 28, 2018 Former minister of Civil Aviation Praful Patel expressed condolences after the crash. Jun 28, 2018 15:27 (IST) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said it was sending a team to investigate the cause, adding that the aircraft was owned by a private operator who had purchased it from the Uttar Pradesh state government, news agency AFP reported. Jun 28, 2018 15:24 (IST) The DGCA later confirmed that five people were killed in the crash. Jun 28, 2018 14:41 (IST) 3 killed in chartered plane crash in Mumbai's Ghatkopar Read here: https://t.co/JS13tM7j70pic.twitter.com/e2uZj0Xf3y - NDTV (@ndtv) June 28, 2018 Jun 28, 2018 14:40 (IST) Two pilots, two Aircraft Maintenance Engineers on board & one person on ground are dead in the Mumbai chartered plane crash: Directorate General of Civil Aviation - ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2018 Jun 28, 2018 14:32 (IST) DGCA team on way to Mumbai for preliminary investigation into plane crash, says Director General of Civil Aviation B S Bhullar. Jun 28, 2018 14:24 (IST) Several fire engines rushed to wreckage site in Mumbai Jun 28, 2018 14:15 (IST) Over three killed in chartered plane crash in Mumbai. Jun 28, 2018 14:14 (IST) Thick black smoke could be seen rising from the place where the wreckage took place.<doc-sep>
Five people including the pilot and crew died after a private charter airplane crashed in Mumbai’s residential area of Ghatkopar on 28 June. The aircraft, belonging to United Heli Charters, was being flown by Captain Surendra Bhadoria. The captain and co-pilot Alan Martin, additional pilot Anshu Mehta, engineer Yatin Wakade and technician Dean D’souza have been identified as the deceased, according to officials of United Heli Charters and early PTI reports. The fire brigade has been fighting the flames since the helicopter crashed. According to the Thane police, the accident occurred when the craft came in contact with electric wires. #Mumbai Plane crash: UY Aviation chartered plane Type C-90, 12-passenger capacity 4 persons suspected on board. One pedestrian feared dead (news reports). More details awaited pic.twitter.com/vcPDoJShrv — BOOM FactCheck (@boomlive_in) June 28, 2018 #GhatkoparPlaneCrash: Massive rescue operations underway at crash site. #DGCA says plane was on a test flight from Juhu, with four passengers on board. https://t.co/Lxu4mV5CVh pic.twitter.com/xe7nkW4rSn — Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) June 28, 2018 The King Air C-90 aircraft VT-UPZ was purchased from the UP government. The aircraft took off for a test flight from Juhu airport with a crew of five and crashed shortly thereafter, says a DGCA statement. Investigations are underway. This is the second instance of a fatal aviation-related incident within city limits in recent times. In December 2016, a Mumbai couple died when the helicopter they were in crashed in Aarey Colony. The couple had signed up for a joyride in the ill-fated chopper, which crashed mid-way through the flight. The pilot also passed away, while a technician on board survived with injuries. (This story will be updated as details come in)