India, Feb. 25 -- The aircraft that crashed near Ranchi, killing all seven people on board, was a 39-year-old Beechcraft aircraft with over 6,600 flying hours, officials aware of the matter told HT.

The seven-seater aircraft crashed in Jharkhand's Chatra district on the night of February 23 while operating a medical evacuation flight from Ranchi to Delhi.

Those killed included patient Sanjay Kumar, 41; a doctor; a paramedic; two attendants; pilot-in-command Vivek Vikash Bhagat, who had around 1,400 hours of flying experience; and first officer Savrajdeep Singh, who had around 450 hours.

"Redbird Airways operated the aircraft, a Beechcraft C90A (King Air) twin-turboprop registered VT-AJV, which was manufactured in 1987 and had accumulat...