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Onkar Singh in New Delhi
Experts consider Cessna 90, the plane in which Madhavrao Scindia and seven others were travelling, as one of the safest aircraft.
The ill-fated plane belonged to the Jindal group of companies.
Bought in 1977, the plane was issued airworthiness certification by the directorate of civil aviation after a thorough check up on April 24,2001 for a period of six months.
Cessna 90 has a seating capacity for ten persons, including a crew of two pilots.
The plane has two powerful engines and can fly for five hours at a stretch, covering a distance of 1250 kilometers in one go.
With a maximum speed of 250 kilometres per hour, Cessna is generally hired for short hauls.
The plane in which Scindia was travelling took off from Delhi airport around 12.30 on Sunday afternoon, and was heading for Kanpur when it lost contact with the Lucknow control tower.
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