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Deceased pilot's husband blames aviation company for Mumbai plane crash

Deceased pilot's husband blames aviation company for Mumbai plane crash

Prabhat Kuthariya

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Talking to ANI, Kuthariya on Thursday said that the incident could have been averted

Prabhat Kuthariya, husband of a pilot, who lost her life in Mumbai plane crash today, has held the aviation company responsible for the incident.

Talking to ANI, Kuthariya on Thursday said that the incident could have been averted.

"The incident could have been averted. Maria had told me that the flight won't be flown due to bad weather. The aviation company is responsible for this unfortunate incident," he said.

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A chartered plane crashed into an under-construction building in Mumbai's Ghatkopar on Thursday afternoon, leading to the deaths of five people. 

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation said the dead included the plane's two pilots, two maintenance engineers on board, and a man on the ground.  

The crash occurred at around 1 pm. 

"An aircraft of UA Aviation Pvt Ltd departed from Juhu airport at 12.20pm and lost ATC contact at 1.08 pm," Juhu Airport authorities said.

The plane, a 12-seater Beechcraft King Air C90 turboprop, belonged to Mumbai's UY Aviation, and had been been sold to the company by the Uttar Pradesh government in 2014.