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{{infobox aircraft occurrence
|name=2018 UY aviation King Air C90 crash, Ghatkopar
|image=Tc-90 04l.jpg
|image_upright=1.2
|caption=A King Air C90, similar to the aircraft that crashed
|occurrence_type=Accident
|date={{start date|df=yes|2018|06|28}}
|summary=Stalled due to [[pilot error]] and [[spatial disorientation]]<ref name="Final report of the accident in English">{{Cite web |title=Final report of VT-UPZ|url=https://aaib.gov.in/Reports/2018/Accident/Accepted%20Report%20VT-UPZ.pdf |accessdate=18 August 2020}}</ref>
|site=[[Jagruti Nagar]], [[Ghatkopar]], [[Mumbai]], India
|coordinates = {{coordinates|19.092|72.904|type:event|display = inline,title}}
|occupants = 4
|passengers=  0
|crew = 4
|fatalities = 4
|total_fatalities = 5
|total_injuries = 3
|survivors=0
|aircraft_type=[[Beechcraft C90 King Air]]
|operator=UY Aviation
|tail_number=VT-UPZ
|origin=[[Juhu Aerodrome]]
|destination=Juhu Aerodrome
|ground_fatalities = 1
|ground_injuries = 3<ref name="Final report of the accident in English">{{Cite web |title=Final report of VT-UPZ|url=https://aaib.gov.in/Reports/2018/Accident/Accepted%20Report%20VT-UPZ.pdf |accessdate=18 August 2020}}</ref>{{rp|4}}
}}
On 28 June 2018, at about 1:15 pm, a [[Beechcraft C90 King Air]] aircraft chartered from UY Aviation Pvt Ltd with the registration VT-UPZ crashed at [[Jagruti Nagar]] in the suburb of [[Ghatkopar]] in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mumbai chartered plane crash kills 5 |url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/india-news/mumbai-chartered-plane-ghatkopar-5237098/9/|date=2018-06-28|accessdate= 2018-06-28}}</ref> The 12-seater aircraft carried 4 people, including the pilot. All people on board plus one person on the ground were killed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/28/government-plane-crashes-bursts-flames-busy-mumbai-district/|title=Five dead in India after plane crashes and bursts into flames in busy Mumbai district|last=France-Presse|first=Agence|date=2018-06-28|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-06-28|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Mumbai plane crash: Chartered aircraft crashes in Ghatkopar, five dead|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-chartered-aircraft-crashes-in-ghatkopar-5237053/|date=2018-06-28|accessdate= 2018-06-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mumbai-plane-crash-we-saw-a-man-engulfed-in-flames-but-could-do-nothing-to-help-him-says-witness/articleshow/64783221.cms|title=Mumbai plane crash|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-29}}</ref> A further three people on the ground were seriously injured. <ref name="Final report of the accident in English">{{Cite web |title=Final report of VT-UPZ|url=https://aaib.gov.in/Reports/2018/Accident/Accepted%20Report%20VT-UPZ.pdf |accessdate=18 August 2020}}</ref>

As a result of the crash, a fire broke out in the built-up area. Local firefighters and police responded to the accident.<ref>{{cite news|title=মুম্বইয়ের জনবহুল এলাকায় বিমান দুর্ঘটনা, মৃত অন্তত ৫ |url=http://khonjkhobor.in/AllDeshPosts/plane-crash-on-mumbai/|date=2018-06-28|accessdate= 2018-06-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mumbai plane crash LIVE UPDATES: Five people dead, black box recovered; DGCA to begin investigation|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-chartered-plane-crash-live-updates-ghatkopar-sarvodaya-hospital-dgca-5237163/?#liveblogstart|date=2018-06-28|accessdate= 2018-06-28}}</ref>

The aircraft had departed from [[Juhu Aerodrome]] for a test flight. Five people lost their lives in this accident; 2 pilots, 1 Technician, 1 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, and 1 civilian.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/maharashtra/chartered-plane-crash-in-ghatkopar-mumbai-1874665|title=Mumbai Plane Crash : मुंबई के घाटकोपर में चार्टर्ड प्लेन क्रैश, एक राहगीर समेत 5 की मौत, CCTV फुटेज आया सामने|work=NDTVIndia|access-date=2018-06-29}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/plane-crashes-in-busy-district-of-mumbai-11419490|title=t least five killed after plane crashes in busy district of Mumbai|work=Sky News|access-date=2018-06-28|language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Investigation==
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Board released the [https://aaib.gov.in/Reports/2018/Accident/Accepted%20Report%20VT-UPZ.pdf final investigation] report in Dec 2018. The probable cause of the accident as per the report was a stall caused by lack of situational awareness due to spatial disorientation triggered by deteriorating weather, a transition from ILS(IMC) to visual flying (Partial VMC) and unexpected bank owing to differential engine power. The report indicts the Indian DGCA for violation of regulations in granting the Air Operator Permit.

The aircraft VT-UPZ was previously owned by the Uttar Pradesh government. In 2014, the aircraft had an accident<ref>{{cite web |last1=V |first1=Manju |title=UP govt aircraft flew Mulayam; grounded, sold after mishap |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/up-govt-aircraft-flew-mulayam-grounded-sold-after-mishap/articleshow/64786698.cms |website=Times of India |publisher=TOI Group}}</ref> in Allahabad in which there was substantial damage, but the DGCA investigation termed it as a minor incident. Taking advantage of this report, the certificate of airworthiness was not cancelled. Over the next decade, the aircraft changed ownership and was transported to Mumbai where the repair work was carried out under the supervision of the DGCA.

Capt. Amit Singh FRAeS an aviation [https://mindFly.blog safety and human factors blogger] carried out a detailed independent [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w_9tgFJJvFPE0GmeUwN66Uw5ONsNXLQ4/view?usp=sharing analysis] of the accident and submitted the report to the [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jm6McZtlkQ8DIOGTi0VmkNNpSk04HV_i/view?usp=sharing Secretary], Ministry of Civil Aviation, India.<ref>{{cite web |last1=V |first1=Manju |title=Mumbai: Ghatkopar crash report flawed, expert tells aviation ministry |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/ghatkopar-crash-report-flawed-expert-tells-aviation-ministry/articleshow/76050054.cms |website=Times of India |publisher=TOI group}}</ref> Capt. Amit Singh has stated that the AAIB investigation is manipulated and does not correctly identify the cause of the accident, therefore, needs an investigation by a court of inquiry. The investigation has completely shielded the operator who was granted an Air Operator Permit by the Indian DGCA without having filled the mandatory post of the Chief of Safety.

As per the technical report, both engines malfunctioned in flight probably due to which the aircraft crashed.
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