Total five people were onboard Pawar's private jet including three passengers, one pilot and one crew, CNBC-TV18 learnt.
Aircraft crash landed at Baramati during landing near threshold at Runway 11, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a statement.
The crash took place at 8:48 am, as per DGCA.
As per the DGCA, it was a VTSSK Learjet 45 aircraft.
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Videos showing plane crash made rounds on the social media.
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Rescue operation team has reached the crash site and the rescue efforts are underway.
Pawar's flight reportedly took off at 8:10 am. He had programmes scheduled from 10 am to 5 pm in Baramati today.
As per Lokmat, NCP leaders Supriya Sule and Sunetra Pawar have left for Baramati from Delhi after the news.
Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's VTSSK Learjet 45 aircraft crashed in Baramati.
More details are awaited in the matter.
