VIDEO: Private plane loses its control amid take-off, crashes into bushes in UP’s Farrukhabad

A private aircraft lost control while attempting to take off from the runway in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad on Thursday and crashed into nearby bushes. Following the incident, both pilots and passengers on board escaped safely, according to a report by the news agency ANI.

A video shared by Indian news agency ANI on its social media platform X shows the aircraft lying on the ground after the plane crash in Farrukhabad, where its wings and propeller are clearly visible. In the video, the private plane appears to have sustained small damage. However, the front part of the aircraft is noticeably inclined toward the ground.

According to a report in HT, the incident took place around 11.15 am when the aircraft, operated by Jetserve Aviation, started take-off roll. However, when the aircraft covered approximately 400 metres on the runway, the plane veered off course and lost its alignment, resulting in it stopping near the perimeter wall.

The aircraft was scheduled to for Bhopal

Officials confirmed that the aircraft was a twin-engine charter plane (2+6 configuration) which was scheduled to take off for Bhopal. At the time of the incident, Pilots Nasib Baman and Prateek Fernandes were in control of the aircraft.

The passengers onboard included Ajay Arora, Deputy Managing Director of Woodpecker Green Agri Nutripad Pvt Ltd, who had arrived with his team to inspect a proposed beer manufacturing unit in the Khimsepur industrial area. Accompanying him were Sumit Sharma from SBI, Rakesh Tikku, vice president (operations), and Manish Pandey, UP project head.

Following the incident, police and administrative officials, including SDM Sadar Rajnikant Pandey, CO Ajay Verma, and Mohammadabad police, promptly reached the crash site, and a fire brigade was also sent for a precautionary measure.

According to Mohammadabad Kotwali SHO Vinod Shukla, initial findings indicate that low air pressure in one of the plane’s tyres may have caused it to veer off the runway. “All passengers are safe and have since departed by car,” he said. It was later confirmed that the team had arrived in Farrukhabad on Wednesday and was scheduled to return on Thursday morning when the mishap took place.

(Note: This is a developing story; more details are awaited)