Overview
- The chartered Learjet 45 crashed near the runway on a second approach to Baramati, killing all five on board, including Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
- Preliminary checks show the aircraft was not equipped with India’s GAGAN satellite augmentation system.
- Records indicate the jet was entered on the Indian registry on June 2, 2021, just 28 days before a rule took effect requiring satellite-based approach capability on newly registered aircraft.
- Baramati lacks an Instrument Landing System, and reduced visibility was reported at the time, factors that made satellite-supported approaches especially relevant.
- DGCA and AAIB teams have recovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders and caution that the absence of GAGAN alone does not establish the cause.