An air ambulance with seven people on board crash landed at Kair village in Delhi's Najafgarh area today injuring two people onboard. The pilot of the aircraft averted a major disaster after the engines shut down while the aircraft approached the runway. The plane carried a brain haemorrhage patient Virendra Rai accompanied by a doctor and a technician besides the crew.
The aircraft, which was on its way from Patna to Delhi, developed a technical snag leading to the emergency landing.
Fire tenders and emergency services have arrived at the spot and relief and rescue work is on.
Engine failure
The aircraft was 6 nautical miles from Delhi when the pilot contacted the ATC reporting engine failure. The captain of the plane told the ATC that he will be trying emergency landing at the best possible place as both the engines have failed.
About the aircraft
The Beechcraft King Air C90 plane was being operated was manufactured in 1989. The twin turbine engine plane, which is operated by the Alchemist Pharma Company, has a seating capacity of 7, including 1 crew and 6 passengers.
2011 air ambulance crash
In May 2011, an air ambulance had crashed in a colony in Faridabad's Sector-22 killing all 10 people onboard. The aircraft was also on its way from Patna to Delhi.
