An air ambulance carrying seven people, including a patient and a doctor, to Delhi from the eastern Indian city of Ranchi crashed near Simaria in Jharkhand state, Ranchi Airport Director Vinod Kumar said tonight.
The plane crashed after taking off from the airport in Ranchi, capital city of Jharkhand, he said.
An official statement later said that "on 23.02.2026 Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd Beechcraft C90 aircraft VT-AJV operating medical evacuation (Air Ambulance) flight on sector "Ranchi-Delhi" crashed in Kasaria Panchayat of Chatra district in Jharkhand. There were seven persons on board including two crew members," an official statement said.
The aircraft was airborne from Ranchi, capital city of Jharkhand, at 19:11 hrs IST. After establishing contact with Kolkata airport at 19:34 IST, the aircraft lost communication and radar contact with Kolkata, it said.
The district administration's search and rescue team is at the location, according to the statement.
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