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The small charter aircraft, with Ajit Pawar on board, took off from Mumbai around 8 am and crashed near Baramati airport during a landing attempt 45 minutes later.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and three other persons were killed after an aircraft carrying them crashed in Pune district on Wednesday morning, news agency PTI reported.

The fatal crash of a Bombardier Learjet 45 at Baramati has put the spotlight on VSR Aviation, the Delhi-based non-scheduled operator, and raised questions around business jet safety, visibility conditions and past Learjet incidents in India.

NTSB investigators said a safety alert could have raised situational awareness.