Ghatkopar Plane Crash: CCTV Captures Aircraft’s Final Moments

The aircraft crash site in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar.

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Video Editor: Abhishek Sharma

A CCTV camera in a building in Mumbai's Ghatkopar suburb, has captured the final moments of the 12-seater aircraft that crashed on Thursday, 28 June.

The crash killed both the pilots and two aircraft maintenance engineers on board, besides a pedestrian.

The footage shows an object hitting the ground, and immediately turning into a ball of fire.

The King Air C90 plane, which crashed at the Old Malik Estate near Ghatkopar telephone exchange, once belonged to the Uttar Pradesh government and was sold to UY Aviation, an official told PTI.

The aircraft had taken off from the Juhu airstrip on a test flight. It reportedly lost control when it was four nautical miles from Juhu, Air Traffic Control (ATC).

Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to conduct an investigation into the plane crash.

“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 said.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis too visited the crash site and said that a probe into the mishap would be initiated.