Mumbai, March 3 Senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal questioned the findings in the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's (AAIB) preliminary report that the ill-fated chartered plane carrying Ajit Pawar hit a few trees before crashing in Baramati, asking why nobody saw this happening.
The Learjet 45 aircraft crashed in Baramati on January 28, killing all five persons on board, including then Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Ajit Pawar.
"I am surprised. If the plane hit the trees, someone would have seen it," said Bhujbal, a senior state minister, speaking to reporters.
According to the AAIB's preliminary report, CCTV footage from cameras installed in a nearby village showed the aircraft banking to the right and hitting some trees before crashing to the ground, which was at a lower elevation than the runway surface. It was immediately engulfed in fire.
The Learjet 45 aircraft crashed in Baramati on January 28, killing all five persons on board, including then Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Ajit Pawar.
"I am surprised. If the plane hit the trees, someone would have seen it," said Bhujbal, a senior state minister, speaking to reporters.
According to the AAIB's preliminary report, CCTV footage from cameras installed in a nearby village showed the aircraft banking to the right and hitting some trees before crashing to the ground, which was at a lower elevation than the runway surface. It was immediately engulfed in fire.