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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.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Jan 28, 2026, 3:47 a.m. ETUpdated Aug 9, 2026, 10:43 p.m. ET
Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar was killed in a plane crash at on 28 January 2026, along with the aircraft's co-pilot, Captain Shambhavi Pathak, 25, according to reporting by the Times of India. The event is still developing and details remain incomplete. The Times of India reported that the aircraft, a , crash-landed during a second attempt at airport. Those aboard included attendant Pinky Mali, Pawar's personal security officer Vidip Jadhav, and crew members Captain Sumit Kapur and Captain Pathak, the outlet reported. No total casualty figure has been reported in the material available. Jadhav, described by the Times of India as a 2009-batch police constable serving as Pawar's personal security officer, was among those killed. The outlet reported that he lived in Vitawa in Thane's Kalwa area and is survived by his aged parents, a 14-year-old daughter and a nine-year-old son. Pathak had boarded the flight in Mumbai, the Times of India reported. She was a commercial pilot who trained in New Zealand and at the MP Flying Club in Indore, and her father, Vikram Pathak, is a retired Indian Air Force pilot, according to the outlet. The aircraft has not been identified in the material available; no registration or operator has been established. The cause has not been determined, and no investigating authority's findings or statements are available at this stage.

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Terrain elevation
1,873 ft
Nearest aerodrome
9.0 miles W of Baramati Airport (IN-0024)

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Revision history

  1. 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.

  2. Version 310 Aug 2026, 02:37

    Added Times of India detail on PSO Vidip Jadhav, including his residence and surviving family.

  3. 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.

  4. Version 110 Aug 2026, 02:23

    First published.

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