Ranchi-Delhi air ambulance crashes in Jharkhand’s Chatra, all seven on board killed | India Information

NEW DELHI: All seven individuals on board a Ranchi-Delhi air ambulance had been killed after the plane crashed close to Simaria in Jharkhand’s Chatra district on Monday night time, officers mentioned.Confirming the fatalities, Chatra Deputy Commissioner Keerthishree G mentioned all these on board had died within the crash.The Beechcraft C90 (VT-AJV) operated by Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd was flying a medical evacuation flight from Ranchi to Delhi when it went down in Kasaria Panchayat of Chatra district shortly after takeoff. The plane had taken off from Ranchi at 7.11 pm and was anticipated to land in Delhi round 10 pm. In keeping with the Directorate Basic of Civil Aviation, “On 23.02.2026 Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd Beechcraft C90 plane VT-AJV working medical evacuation (Air Ambulance) flight on sector “Ranchi-Delhi” crashed in Kasaria Panchayat of Chatra district, in Jharkhand. There have been seven individuals on board together with two crew members. The plane was airborne from Ranchi at 19:11 IST. After establishing contact with Kolkata, plane requested for deviation because of climate, at 19:34 IST plane misplaced communication and RADAR contact with Kolkata at roughly 100 NM South-East of Varanasi. The District Administration search and rescue crew is on the location and the AAIB crew is being dispatched for investigation. Additional info will probably be shared.” Officers mentioned the pilots had sought a “climate deviation” after climbing to about 6,000 toes, indicating an try and keep away from opposed climate situations, earlier than contact was misplaced. The seven on board included affected person Sanjay Kumar, physician Dr Vikash Kumar Gupta, paramedic Sachin Kumar Mishra, attendants Archana Devi and Dhuru Kumar, and pilots Captains Vivek Vikas Bhagat and Savrajdeep Singh. District administration groups reached the crash website for search and rescue operations. The Plane Accident Investigation Bureau has been dispatched to probe the reason for the crash. The incident marks the second small plane crash inside a month. On January 28, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and 4 others died in a aircraft crash at Baramati airport. In Could 2011, a Pilatus PC-12 air ambulance flying from Patna to Delhi crashed in Faridabad, killing seven individuals on board and three on the bottom.