Ajit Pawar Flight Crash: Co-pilot's Last Words Revealed Before Baramati Tragedy

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CNBC Awaaz•28-01-2026, 14:15
Ajit Pawar Flight Crash: Co-pilot's Last Words Revealed Before Baramati Tragedy
- •Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, his PSO, pilots Captain Sumit Kapoor and Captain Shambhavi Pathak, and flight attendant Pinky Mali died in a plane crash in Baramati.
- •Chief pilot Captain Sumit Kapoor did not issue a 'Mayday' call; co-pilot Shambhavi Pathak's last words were "Oh shit...oh shit."
- •Dense fog caused the first landing attempt on Runway-11 at Baramati Airport to fail due to poor visibility.
- •During the second attempt, the aircraft became unbalanced, flipped, and crashed 100 feet short of the runway, leading to multiple explosions and a massive fire.
- •Eyewitnesses reported the aircraft exploded on impact, followed by several more blasts, with debris falling onto nearby houses.
Why It Matters: The Baramati plane crash, killing Ajit Pawar and four others, occurred after a failed landing attempt.
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