New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- The preliminary investigation report on the January 28 plane crash in Baramati, Maharashtra revealed that the visibility was below the minimum limits, when the accident took place, while lapses were surfaced in the airstrip and the runway maintenance.
The crash had claimed lives of five people who were on board the plane, inlcuding then Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.
VSR Ventures' Learjet 45 XR aircraft (registration VT-SSK) was carrying Pawar from Mumbai to Baramati, and while trying to land It crashed and caught fire on the left side of runway 11.
The report states that operation at Baramati airstrip is only permitted as per the VFR (Visual Flight Rules), and according to them, minimum 5 KM visibility is requir...