A tragic air ambulance crash in Jharkhand’s Chatra district has shocked people across the country after all seven people on board were killed when the aircraft suddenly crashed near Simaria on Monday evening. The ill-fated flight was on its way from Ranchi to Delhi when it went missing from radar and later plunged into a forested area, leaving no survivors.
The air ambulance, identified as a Beechcraft C90 aircraft operated by a private aviation company, had taken off from Ranchi airport around 7.11 pm. It was carrying a critically ill patient who was being shifted to Delhi for advanced medical treatment. Along with the patient were medical staff, attendants and the pilots. Officials said contact with the plane was lost with air traffic control roughly 20 to 25 minutes after takeoff. Emergency teams rushed to the crash site soon after receiving information and confirmed that all on board had died.
Among those killed were the pilot and co pilot, the patient, a doctor, a paramedic and two family members accompanying the patient. The crash site was located deep inside a forest near Bariatu Panchayat in Simaria, which made rescue and recovery operations more challenging, especially as darkness had already fallen.
Authorities transported the bodies to a nearby hospital for post mortem examinations. Aviation investigators have begun examining the circumstances that led to the tragedy. Officials are expected to probe weather conditions, technical status of the aircraft and the communication records before impact.
Preliminary reports suggest that bad weather and difficult terrain might have contributed to the crash, although no official cause has been confirmed yet. Families of the victims are grieving deeply, and state authorities have expressed condolences while assuring a thorough investigation.
This incident is one of the deadliest aviation accidents in eastern India in recent times and is likely to raise fresh concerns about air ambulance safety and emergency evacuation systems.
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