Pilot Shambhavi Pathak Dies in Chartered Plane Crash; Last Message to Grandmother Revealed

• Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's chartered plane crashed on January 28, 2026, near Baramati airstrip, killing all occupants including pilot Shambhavi Pathak.
• Shambhavi Pathak, originally from Gwalior, was the first officer and in command of the ill-fated flight from Mumbai to Baramati.
• A few hours before the crash, Shambhavi sent a WhatsApp message "Good Morning Dadda" to her grandmother Meera Pathak in Gwalior.
• Shambhavi, whose father was an Indian Air Force officer, had a lifelong passion for aviation, studying at Air Force Number One School in Gwalior and training at Madhya Pradesh Flying Club.
• Her grandmother, Meera Pathak, shared that Shambhavi, affectionately called 'Cheeni', was born in Murar and trained as a pilot in New Zealand.

Why It Matters: Pilot Shambhavi Pathak died in a plane crash after sending a final message to her grandmother.