Photo credit: Redbird website NEW DELHI: A Delhi-bound air ambulance with seven people, including two crew members, on board crashed shortly after take off from Ranchi on Monday night. The Beechcraft C90 (VT-AJV) belonging to Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd (not the pilot training academy) had gotten airborne at 7.11 pm. It is learnt just after climbing to 6,000 feet, the pilots contacted Kolkata air traffic control to request “weather deviation” — meaning they wanted to change course to avoid bad weather. However, the 39-year-old plane crashed soon thereafter.The aircraft operating a “medical evacuation (air ambulance) flight on Ranchi-Delhi sector crashed in Kasaria Panchayat of Chatra district, in Jharkhand. There were seven persons on board including two crew members. The aircraft was airborne from Ranchi at 7.11 pm. After establishing contact with Kolkata at 7.34 pm, aircraft lost communication and RADAR contact with Kolkata at approximately 100 nautical miles south-east of Varanasi. District Administration search and rescue team is at the location and Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) team is being dispatched for investigation,” the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA said in a preliminary statement.According to the flight manifest, the aircraft had a patient (Sanjay Kumar), doctor (Dr Vikash Kumar Gupta), paramedic (Sachin Kumar Mishra), two attendants (Archana Devi & Dhuru Kumar) and two pilots — Captains Vivek Vikas Bhagat and Savrajdeep Singh — on board. It was expected to arrive in Delhi at 10 pm.This is the second crash within a month involving small aircraft and raises serious question marks on aviation safety in India. On Jan 28, Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar and four others had died in a plane crash at Baramati airport.In May 2011, a Pilatus PC-12 operating as an air ambulance from Patna to Delhi had crashed in Faridabad. Seven people on board, including two pilots, and three on ground had lost their lives in that crash.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosIndia’s Biggest Airport At Jewar To Be Opened By PM Modi, UP CM Yogi Announces In SingaporeRahul Meets ‘Mohammad Deepak’ Who Confronted Bajrang Dal Members; Defended Muslim ShopkeeperB’desh Prez Accuses Yunus Of Conspiring To Destabilize Dhaka; Outrage Over BJP Leader’s Communal ActIndia-Israel FTA Negotiations Underway, Could Conclude This Year, Says Israeli Envoy“BrahMos Precise Strike Left People Shaken…”: UP CM Yogi Makes Big Claim On Operation SindoorBangladesh PM Tarique Rahman Begins Tenure With Major Military Reset And India Adviser ReturnIndia Launches Baku Evenings In Azerbaijan, Showcases Sanskrit Hindi And Cultural Soft PowerLCA Tejas Grounded After Technical Snag? Why Every LCA Incident Hurts IAF StrengthNirmala Sitharaman Reacts To US Tariff Ruling, Says It Is Premature To Comment On India ImpactIndian Army, J&K Police Reveal How Saifullah Group Was Eliminated In Op Trashi-1 In Kishtwar123PhotostoriesBenefits of keeping Peacock feather in office5 most expensive streets in the world with skyrocketing real estate prices10000 kg rotten dates and 13972 litres of adulterated oil seized in Kanpur: FSSAI’s oil purity tests to try at homeDipika Kakar celebrates 8th wedding anniversary with Shoaib Ibrahim amid new health scare; says, ‘While dealing with cancer, recurrence brings many thoughts about family, kids’5 performance features that define a true adventure motorbikeInside India’s 4th Richest NRI Anil Agarwal’s Mayfair Residence: Where heritage architecture meets modern innovationRamadan 2026:How to make Bawarchi-style Mutton Dal Gosht for dinnerBenefits of keeping rock salt bowls at home10 most stunning national birds from around the worldNagarjuna Akkineni’s Rs 45 crore Jubilee Hills home: From curated interiors to private gardens123Hot PicksDelhi-Meerut RRTSIDFC First Bank shareGold rate todayEl Mencho deathIncome Tax CalculatorPublic holidays February 2026Bank Holidays februaryTop TrendingEl Mencho DeathAlysa Liu familyIDFC First Bank StockTejas Aircraft CrashPatna Wedding ShootingTambaram Park ProjectIDFC BankSupreme Court VerdictBengaluru Chennai ExpresswayAnil Ambani
NEW DELHI: A Delhi-bound air ambulance with seven people, including two crew members, on board crashed shortly after take off from Ranchi on Monday night. The Beechcraft C90 (VT-AJV) belonging to Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd (not the pilot training academy) had gotten airborne at 7.11 pm. It is learnt just after climbing to 6,000 feet, the pilots contacted Kolkata air traffic control to request “weather deviation” — meaning they wanted to change course to avoid bad weather. However, the 39-year-old plane crashed soon thereafter.The aircraft operating a “medical evacuation (air ambulance) flight on Ranchi-Delhi sector crashed in Kasaria Panchayat of Chatra district, in Jharkhand. There were seven persons on board including two crew members. The aircraft was airborne from Ranchi at 7.11 pm. After establishing contact with Kolkata at 7.34 pm, aircraft lost communication and RADAR contact with Kolkata at approximately 100 nautical miles south-east of Varanasi. District Administration search and rescue team is at the location and Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) team is being dispatched for investigation,” the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA said in a preliminary statement.According to the flight manifest, the aircraft had a patient (Sanjay Kumar), doctor (Dr Vikash Kumar Gupta), paramedic (Sachin Kumar Mishra), two attendants (Archana Devi & Dhuru Kumar) and two pilots — Captains Vivek Vikas Bhagat and Savrajdeep Singh — on board. It was expected to arrive in Delhi at 10 pm.This is the second crash within a month involving small aircraft and raises serious question marks on aviation safety in India. On Jan 28, Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar and four others had died in a plane crash at Baramati airport.In May 2011, a Pilatus PC-12 operating as an air ambulance from Patna to Delhi had crashed in Faridabad. Seven people on board, including two pilots, and three on ground had lost their lives in that crash.
