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'Baramati air crash investigation still on'

Probe into the recent crash of VT-AC plane at Baramati is still on and it would take sometime before the final report would be submitted to the Govt.

Updated on: Mar 29, 2008 08:02 PM IST
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Investigation into the recent crash of VT-AC plane at Baramati near Pune was still on and it would take sometime before the final report would be submitted to the Civil Aviation Ministry.

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"Investigations have not yet been completed. It will take sometime before we reach any conclusion. We have come out with some preliminary findings but these are not conclusive," a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official told PTI in Mumbai on Saturday.

An aircraft operated by the Baramati-based Carver Aviation Academy had crashed into the Nira river near Baramati on March 14. However, the two-member crew had a miraculous escape.

When asked whether the crash was caused due to some 'non-standard behaviour' of the cabin crew as reported in a section of the media, the official termed it as "mere speculation."

 
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