Beechcraft 90 King Air

Date & Time: Jun 28, 2018 at 1315 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator: 📷

Registration: VT-UPZ

Flight Phase: Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type: Test

Survivors: No

Site: City

Schedule: Juhu - Juhu

MSN: LJ-1400

YOM: 1995

Location: Mumbai Maharashtra

Country: India

Region: Asia

Crew on board: 2

Crew fatalities: 2

Pax on board: 2

Pax fatalities: 2

Other fatalities: 1

Total fatalities: 5

Circumstances: Following technical maintenance, a test flight was scheduled with two engineers and two pilots. The twin engine airplane departed Mumbai-Juhu Airport and the crew completed several manoeuvres over the city before returning. On approach in heavy rain falls, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames at the bottom of a building under construction located in the Ghatkopar West district, some 3 km east from Mumbai Intl Airport. The aircraft was completely destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all four occupants were killed as well as one person on the ground.