Five people have been killed including two pilots and two were injured after a plane crahsed in an open area in Mumbai on Thursday afternoon.
Five people have been killed including two pilots and two were injured after a plane crashed in an open area in Mumbai on Thursday afternoon.
A private plane with 12 passengers on board crashed at 1:30pm after the aircraft took off rom the Juhu airport for a test flight.The aircraft crashed in the compound of the under-construction building in the old Maniklal lane in Ghatkopar which is near telephone exchange on Jeev Daya Lane.
The aircraft — King Air C-90 VT-UPZ — belongs to UY Aviation Pvt Ltd and it was bought from Uttar Pradesh government.
1. Aerial view of plane crash in busy Ghatkopar district
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Plane crashes in busy Ghatkopar district which is near telephone exchange on Jeev Daya Lane. PHOTO CREDITS: Hemant Padalkar
2. Aircraft crashes right in the centre of the high-rise residential towers in Mumbai
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Aircraft crashes right in the centre of the high-rise residential towers in Mumbai PHOTO CREDITS: Hemant Padalkar
3. Several fire engines and National Disaster Response Force was sent for rescue
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Several fire engines and National Disaster Response Force was sent for rescue PHOTO CREDITS: Hemant Padalkar
4. Wreckage of the twin-prop plane
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Wreckage of the twin-prop plane as rescue teams carry out resue operations PHOTO CREDITS: Hemant Padalkar
5. Five people killed in the accident
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6. Beechcraft King Air C 90 turboprop
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7. Pilot saves many lives at the cost of her own
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