A case of crash of an air ambulance while going from Ranchi to Delhi was reported on Monday (23 February) near Simaria in Chatra, Jharkhand. All 7 people on board the plane have died. Officials related to the case said that there was no black box in the plane, due to which there could be a lot of difficulties in finding out the reasons for the incident.
According to Hindustan Times report, as per civil aviation rules, cockpit voice recorder (CVR) or flight data recorder (FDR) are not mandatory for aircraft weighing less than 5,700 kg. An expert said that the cause of the accident will be investigated based on communication with air traffic control, analysis of debris and statements of eyewitnesses.
These questions are arising
According to an official, one of the aspects that investigators are probing is whether the aircraft C90 King Air deviated from its planned route due to a faulty weather radar installed on the aircraft. Two flights operated by Air India and IndiGo had earlier faced bad weather on the same route and had appealed to change their routes to avoid it.
what the officials told
The Indigo flight had requested to go to the left side, while the crashed plane had requested to go to the right side. An official said that it is being investigated whether the weather radar of the crashed plane was working properly or not. It has to be found out whether the crew misunderstood the situation as seen on the radar or there was some fault in the radar itself.
When and from whom was this aircraft purchased
The aircraft, operated by Delhi-based Redbird Airways Private Limited, was on a medical evacuation flight from Ranchi to Delhi. The people on board the plane included patient Sanjay Kumar (41), a doctor, a paramedic, two attendants and two pilots. Pilot in Command Vivek Vikas Bhagat had approximately 1400 hours of flying experience and First Officer Swarajdeep Singh had approximately 450 hours of flying experience. This plane, built in 1987, was purchased by Redbird Airways in 2022 from Orient Flying School, which had purchased it in 2001.
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