India, Feb. 25 -- The aircraft that crashed near Jharkhand's 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 February 23 night 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, with over 450 hours.

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