{"id":9399,"date":"2026-02-23T22:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=9399"},"modified":"2026-02-23T22:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:00:25","slug":"air-ambulance-beechcraft-c90-crashes-in-jharkhands-chatra-dgca-orders-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=9399","title":{"rendered":"Air Ambulance Beechcraft C90 Crashes in Jharkhand\u2019s Chatra; DGCA Orders Probe."},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><h1>Air Ambulance Beechcraft C90 Crashes in Jharkhand\u2019s Chatra; DGCA Orders Probe.<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Delhi:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has confirmed that a Beechcraft C90 air ambulance aircraft, registration VT-AJV, operated by Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd, crashed in Chatra district of Jharkhand on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>According to an official statement issued by the DGCA, the aircraft was operating a medical evacuation (air ambulance) flight on the Ranchi\u2013Delhi sector when the incident occurred. The aircraft had departed from Ranchi at 19:11 IST with seven persons on board, including two crew members.<\/p>\n<p>The Beechcraft C90 was en route to Delhi when it established contact with Kolkata Air Traffic Control. At approximately 19:34 IST, the crew requested a deviation from the assigned route due to adverse weather conditions. Shortly thereafter, the aircraft lost communication and radar contact with Kolkata ATC at a position approximately 100 nautical miles southeast of Varanasi.<\/p>\n<p>The crash site has been identified in Kasaria Panchayat of Chatra district in Jharkhand. Local district administration authorities have launched search and rescue operations at the location.<\/p>\n<p>The DGCA further stated that a team from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is being dispatched to conduct a detailed investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have indicated that further updates will be shared as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air Ambulance Beechcraft C90 Crashes in Jharkhand\u2019s Chatra; DGCA Orders Probe. &nbsp; New Delhi: &nbsp; The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has confirmed that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" data-url=https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=9399><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[2030],"class_list":["post-9399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-india-news","category-latest-news","tag-beechcraftc90-vtajv-airambulancecrash-chatra-jharkhand-ranchitodelhi-dgca-aaib-aviationaccident-breakingnews"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Air Ambulance Beechcraft C90 Crashes in Jharkhand\u2019s Chatra; 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