The unexpected aircraft crash has killed 10 persons including all seven onboard when the medical ambulance flight to Delhi from Patna crashed into a densely-populated housing area due to bad weather on Wednesday.The aircraft belonging to Delhi based Air Chartered Services India Pvt Limited. The aircraft crashed in Jawaharnagar locality near the IAF station at around 10.35pm shortly before landing at IGI airport in Delhi.
Two persons were also injured in the crash. The persons who lost their lives on the ground are believed to be residents of the houses hit by the plane.According to Delhi airport sources, the airplane lost control and dropped from a height of about 8,000 feet fifteen minutes before landing. There were strong breezy winds due to a dust storm at the time of the crash. The plane caught fire as soon as it crashed on two houses sending up plumes of smoke.
The plane was piloted by Harpreeet with Manjeet Kataria as the co-pilot. The bodies of all the 10 victims were overdone beyond recognition, according to Faridabad Police Commissioner P K Agarwal. The plane had taken off at 9.30am. All 10 bodies recovered in air ambulance crash.
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