Air ambulance with burn victim crashes in Jharkhand's Chatra, all 7 onboard die | Tragedy in Pics

Published on Feb 24, 2026 03:45 pm IST

The Beechcraft C90 aircraft VTp-AJV, operated by Redbird Airways, took off from Ranchi's Birsa Munda Airport at 7:11pm and lost contact around 7:34pm.

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Security personnel carry out search operations at the crash site near Chatra's Kasariya Panchayat in Simaria block of Jharkhand, where a Redbird Airways air ambulance enroute Delhi from Ranchi crashed on February 23, killing all seven onboard.(ANI Video Grab) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 24, 2026 03:45 pm IST

Security personnel carry out search operations at the crash site near Chatra's Kasariya Panchayat in Simaria block of Jharkhand, where a Redbird Airways air ambulance enroute Delhi from Ranchi crashed on February 23, killing all seven onboard.(ANI Video Grab)

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A security officer inspects the plane debris at the crash site after an air ambulance of Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd Beechcraft C90 aircraft VT-AJV crashed shortly after takeoff from Jharkhand's Ranchi, killing everyone onboard.(PTI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 24, 2026 03:45 pm IST

A security officer inspects the plane debris at the crash site after an air ambulance of Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd Beechcraft C90 aircraft VT-AJV crashed shortly after takeoff from Jharkhand's Ranchi, killing everyone onboard.(PTI)

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Security personnel carry out search operations at the site of crash near Jharkhand's Chatra after a Delhi bound air ambulance crashed on Monday.(ANI Video Grab) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 24, 2026 03:45 pm IST

Security personnel carry out search operations at the site of crash near Jharkhand's Chatra after a Delhi bound air ambulance crashed on Monday.(ANI Video Grab)

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Family members mourn as remains of victims of the plane crash in Jharkhand arrived at Sadar hospital, hours after an air ambulance heading to Delhi from Ranchi crashed near Chatra, killing all seven onboard.(ANI Video Grab) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 24, 2026 03:45 pm IST

Family members mourn as remains of victims of the plane crash in Jharkhand arrived at Sadar hospital, hours after an air ambulance heading to Delhi from Ranchi crashed near Chatra, killing all seven onboard.(ANI Video Grab)

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Debris of the Redbird Airways air ambulance lie in the forested area of Jharkhand's Chatra where it crashed on Monday, after taking off from Ranchi.(ANI Video Grab) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 24, 2026 03:45 pm IST

Debris of the Redbird Airways air ambulance lie in the forested area of Jharkhand's Chatra where it crashed on Monday, after taking off from Ranchi.(ANI Video Grab)

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A crowd of onlookers gather at the crash site in Jharkhand's Chatra as security personnel continue search operations around the debris of the Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd Beechcraft C90 air ambulance that crashed on Monday and killed all seven members onboard.(PTI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 24, 2026 03:45 pm IST

A crowd of onlookers gather at the crash site in Jharkhand's Chatra as security personnel continue search operations around the debris of the Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd Beechcraft C90 air ambulance that crashed on Monday and killed all seven members onboard.(PTI)

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