The authorities have released the CCTV footage of the chartered plane that crashed at a construction site in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, on Thursday, June 28. Several witnesses had spoken about the spine-chilling mishap and revealed terrifying details of the crash.
The aircraft, which earlier belonged to the Uttar Pradesh government, had remained grounded for the last nine years and was on a test flight on Thursday. It was brought to Mumbai several years ago and was so damaged that it had to be transported from Delhi in a truck, reported NDTV, quoting sources.
In the past nine years, the aircraft is said to have gone through extensive repairs and Mumbai-based firm UY Aviation that owned the plane is said to have spent about Rs 8 crore for repair and maintenance. The DGCA too was yet to award the flight a certificate of airworthiness.
"The aircraft, that crashed was not a part of our inventory. It was supposed to get inducted only after the DGCA approved of it. Till the day of the crash, the aircraft was being maintained at the Indemar aviation MRO at Juhu," the Indian Express quoted Captain Srikrishna Vinod, chief of flight safety at UY Aviation.
