Crash of a Beechcraft C90A King Air in Simariya: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 23, 2026 at 1934 LT
Operator:
Registration:
VT-AJV
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Ranchi - New Delhi
MSN:
LJ-1159
YOM:
1987
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Ranchi-Birsa Munda Airport at 1911LT on an ambulance flight to New Delhi, carrying five passengers and two pilots. About 20 minutes into the flight, the crew contacted Kolkata Control Center and requested a rerouting because of poor weather conditions. Shortly later, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a flat attitude in a forest located near Simariya. The airplane was destroyed and all seven occupants were killed.
Crew:
Vivek Vikas Bhagat, pilot,
Swarajdeep Singh, pilot.
Passengers:
Sanjay Kumar,
Archana Devi,
Dhuru Kumar,
Dr. Vikas Gupta, doctor,
Sachin Mishra, paramedic.
Crew:
Vivek Vikas Bhagat, pilot,
Swarajdeep Singh, pilot.
Passengers:
Sanjay Kumar,
Archana Devi,
Dhuru Kumar,
Dr. Vikas Gupta, doctor,
Sachin Mishra, paramedic.
