Ranchi, Feb. 23 -- A medical chartered plane with seven people on board, including two crew members, crashed at Kasariya Panchayat, Simariya block of Chatra district in Jharkhand on Monday, DGCA sources stated.

According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) the Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd Beechcraft C90 aircraft VT-AJV departed from Ranchi at 7:11 PM. Shortly after the air ambulance lost communication and RADAR contact with Kolkata at 7: 34 PM.

"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 Kasariya Panchayat, Simariya block of Chatra district, in Jharkhand. There were seven persons on board including two crew membe...