4 VSR planes grounded month after Ajit Pawar crash; audit flagged non-compliance
India Today
The recent Learjet crash in Baramati has led to strict regulatory action against VSR Ventures, grounding four of its aircraft amid ongoing investigations.
The fallout of the January 28 aircraft crash linked to Ajit Pawar has deepened, with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation DGCA moving to ground four aircraft operated by VSR Ventures following a Special Audit conducted after the Baramati accident.
Top sources confirmed that four aircraft belonging to VSR Ventures, a Non-Scheduled Operator, will be grounded based on findings from audit and surveillance checks ordered in the aftermath of the crash.
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, AAIB, is continuing its probe into the Learjet 45 accident that occurred during its approach to Baramati in Maharashtra on January 28. The aircraft was part of VSR’s fleet.
VSR Ventures operates a fleet of 17 aircraft. These include seven Learjet 45 aircraft, one of which was involved in the Baramati crash. The fleet also comprises five Embraer 135BJ aircraft, four King Air B200 aircraft and one Pilatus PC-12 aircraft.
With one Learjet already lost in the crash and four aircraft now grounded by the regulator, the action significantly affects the operator’s operational capacity.
Sources indicated that the grounding order stems from compliance issues detected during the post-crash Special Audit and surveillance exercise.
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