Mumbai plane crash: UY Aviation claims it had necessary permissions

The aircraft firm also said that it was extending its full co-operation to regulatory and law enforcement agencies involved.

Mumbai plane crash: Want to know who exactly was at fault, says pilot's husband

Kathuria said his wife had mentioned that weather conditions were not conducive for test flight to be conducted for the small plane.

The aircraft comes down hard just before construction site, and immediately bursts into massive ball of flames which engulfs entire area.

Maintenance engineer Surabhi Gupta had spoken to her father over phone and described the condition of the aircraft as bad.

A Pawan Hans helicopter with 7 on board crashed off Mumbai coast soon after it took off for ONGC oil installation in Arabian sea on Jan 13.

The aircraft that crashed was on its maiden flight in nine years and was transported to Mumbai from Delhi by truck.

'I had texted her to see if she had landed or not... then saw the news on TV,' pilot's husband P Kuthariya said.

A DGCA team from Delhi will conduct a preliminary investigation into the plane crash.

A chartered plane crashed in Mumbai killing 5 people, including 2 pilots and 2 aircraft maintenance engineers on board, and a pedestrian.

5 persons were killed when a chartered aircraft, with four on board, crashed near a building in Ghatkopar in Mumbai.