Pune, Jan. 28 -- Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Wednesday said that a transparent and accountable investigation would be conducted into the plane crash that killed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

Speaking to the media here, the Union Minister said that preliminary information suggests poor visibility at the time of landing. He further explained the sequence of events leading to the accident.

"We will conduct an investigation in a transparent and accountable manner. Preliminary information indicates that visibility was poor at the site at the time of landing around 8:48 am," he said.

Minister further added, "Before landing, ATC (Air Traffic Control) asked the pilot whether the runway was in sigh...