Another aircraft has crashed in India on Monday, officials have confirmed.
A medical chartered aircraft carrying seven people, which was travelling from Ranchi to Delhi, crashed on Monday after going missing near the Samaria area of Jharkhand state in India, officials have confirmed.
According to Indian media, the aircraft was a Beechcraft King Air BE9L. It was being operated by Delhi based company, Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd.
The plane departed from Ranchi at 7:07 PM and was expected to arrive in Delhi at 10:00 PM.
There were seven people on board, including one patient. The others included a doctor, a paramedic, two assistants, the pilot in command, and a co pilot.
Indian media reported that contact with air traffic control was lost at 7:34 PM. The aircraft’s last known location was tracked near Palamu, a district in northwestern Jharkhand, India.
Authorities later confirmed that the plane crashed in the Kasiato forest area near Samaria in Chatra district, Jharkhand.
According to Indian media, the Superintendent of Police in Chatra said police teams have been dispatched to the crash site.
Additionally, more details about casualties and damage will be released afterwards.
The pilots have been identified as Vivek Vikas Bhagat and Suraj Deep Singh. The patient who was being transported was identified as 41 year old Sanjay Kumar.
Indian fighter jet crashes during training flight
Another Tejas fighter plane of the Indian Air Force crashed during a regular training flight recently, according to reports in the Indian media.
The plane went down while operating from an air base in training, it was reported. The pilot escaped in time by parachute and was not injured.
Following the incident, the Indian media reported that the Indian Air Force has taken a decision to do a fresh review of its entire Tejas fleet. The air force is currently working with 32 Tejas Mk-1 fighter jets.
This is the third Tejas crash during the last two years. The first one happened in 2024 in the Indian state of Rajasthan, while the second aircraft was lost last year during the Dubai Airshow.
