Ajit Pawar and Four Others Named Among Baramati Plane Crash Dead
Times of India reporting says the Learjet 45 crash-landed on a second landing attempt at Baramati airport on 28 January 2026; the cause has not been determined.
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From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.
- Terrain elevation
- 1,873 ft
- Nearest aerodrome
- 9.0 miles W of Baramati Airport (IN-0024)
Sources
- 'Saw him leave at 6.30am’: PSO Vidip Jadhav among those killed with Ajit Pawar in Baramati plane crash | Thane News - The Times of Indiatimesofindia.indiatimes.com
- Ajit Pawar death: Went on duty with Ajit Pawar, never returned: Attendant Pinky Mali among Baramati plane crash victims | Mumbai News - The Times of Indiatimesofindia.indiatimes.com
- ‘Good morning, dadda': Captain Shambhavi Pathak's last message to her grandmother hours before Baramati plane crash | Bhopal News - The Times of Indiatimesofindia.indiatimes.com
- Baramati plane crash also kills deputy CM’s personal security officer Vidip Jadhav, known as ‘shadow of Ajit Pawar’ | Thane News - The Times of Indiatimesofindia.indiatimes.com
Revision history
- Version 410 Aug 2026, 02:43current
Added Times of India detail that Jadhav was a 2009-batch police constable and that his parents are described as aged.
- Version 310 Aug 2026, 02:37
Added Times of India detail on PSO Vidip Jadhav, including his residence and surviving family.
- Version 210 Aug 2026, 02:27
Added the 28 January 2026 date, the Learjet 45 type, the crash-landing on a second landing attempt at Baramati airport, and the names of others reported aboard.
- Version 110 Aug 2026, 02:23
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