Chartered Plane Crashes In Ranchi, 7 People On Board

Chatra deputy commissioner Keerthishree G confirmed the death of all seven passengers, news agency PTI reported. The deceased persons have been identified as 41-year-old Sanjay Kumar, the patient who was being transported for treatment with 63 per cent burn injuries, Dr Vikas Kumar Gupta, paramedic Sachin Kumar Mishra, two attendants, Archana Devi and Dhuru Kumar, and two crew members, Vivek Vikas Bhagat and Savrajdeep Singh, both captains.

The Beechcraft C90 aircraft VT-AJV, operated by Delhi-based Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd, took off from Ranchi's Birsa Munda Airport at 7:11pm, according to a statement from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

The aviation watchdog stated that the aircraft "requested for deviation due to weather" after establishing contact with Kolkata. At 7:34pm, the air ambulance lost communication and RADAR contact with Kolkata at approximately 100 NM South-East of Varanasi.