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Jharkhand Air Ambulance Crash: Plane Did Not Have a Black Box, Here's Why

The air ambulance crashed killing seven; it lacked black boxes due to exemption for aircraft under 5,700 kg, complicating investigation of crash causes.

  • On February 23, 2026, the Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd Beechcraft C90 crashed in Kasariya Panchayat, Simaria block, killing seven people onboard during a medical evacuation flight from Ranchi to Delhi.
  • Because VT-AJV's maximum take-off weight was below 5,700 kg, civil aviation rules do not require cockpit voice or flight data recorders, sources quoted by ANI said.
  • The aircraft departed Ranchi at 19:11 IST and lost radar and communication contact near 100 NM south‑east of Varanasi, while locals and eyewitness Pawan Yadav reported it losing balance before a loud boom amid light rain.
  • The Directorate General of Civil Aviation reached the site yesterday and AAIB investigators have recovered key wreckage for further analysis.
  • With no black box on board, sources said the crash prompted a civil aviation watchdog probe and led DGCA to announce stricter safety measures, as rules do not mandate recorders below 5,700 kg.
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Asian News broke the news in on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
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