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Authorities are looking into the main factors, including upwind conditions, that could person led to the fatal clang of an aerial ambulance that killed 7 radical successful Jharkhand connected Monday (February 23, 2026) evening, according to officials.
Redbird Airways Pvt. Ltd.’s Beechcraft C90 craft VT-AJV enroute from Ranchi to Delhi crashed soon aft takeoff. There were 5 radical and 2 unit members onboard.
One of the officials said a decision connected what could person led to the clang is yet to beryllium reached and from archetypal inputs, and the upwind conditions astatine the clip of the clang would besides beryllium looked into.
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) squad is already astatine the clang site.
Delhi-based RedBird Airways has a fleet of six planes, arsenic per accusation disposable with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). This includes the craft that crashed connected Monday (February 23).
It could not beryllium ascertained whether the achromatic container of the craft has been recovered.
DGCA connected Monday (February 23) said the craft crashed successful Kasaria Panchayat of Chatra district, successful Jharkhand.
“There were 7 persons connected board, including 2 unit members. The craft was airborne from Ranchi astatine 19:11 IST.
“After establishing interaction with Kolkata, astatine 19:34 IST craft mislaid connection and RADAR interaction with Kolkata astir 100 NM South-East of Varanasi,” the DGCA had said successful a statement.
The clang was the 2nd successful little than a period involving a level operated by a non-scheduled operator. On January 28, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and 4 others died successful a level clang adjacent Baramati.
