Ajit Pawar Dies in Baramati Plane Crash: Fog, Failed Landing Attempts Blamed

• Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others died in a plane crash near Baramati.
• The plane, en route from Mumbai, crashed during its second landing attempt at Baramati airport.
• Dense fog obscured the runway, and the airport lacked an ILS system, forcing a manual landing.
• The pilot made a first failed landing attempt, circled, and then veered off course during the second attempt.
• The plane lost balance 100 feet from the ground, hit the terrain, and exploded, killing all five on board.

Why It Matters: Dense fog and the absence of an ILS system at Baramati airport led to Ajit Pawar's fatal plane crash.