The rules were framed following an air ambulance crash in Faridabad in the outskirts of Delhi, which killed 10 persons, including seven on board.
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The airport director of Patna said they will investigate the plane crash to ascertain what went wrong with the aircraft, which is operated by the Alchemist Pharma Company, News18 reported. The seven seated Air Ambulance belongs to the Alchemist Airlines. The C90 aircraft was carrying seven people, including two pilots, and some of them were injured. Fire tenders and emergency services reached the spot on time as relief work took place upon the plane’s landing. Pilot reported failure of both engines.
The two injured have been taken to the Rao Tula Ram Memorial Hospital.
A brain haemorrhage patient Virendra Rai along with his doctor and technician were also present in the plane beside the crew.
“The pilot was in constant touch with the ATC and was scheduled to land at runway 10”, he said. “We received an emergency call from the pilot”. “It’s a miracle that everyone on board is safe and that the aircraft didn’t catch fire”, he said. Both the engines of the aircraft had reportedly failed.
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While non-scheduled and charter operators have been operating air ambulances, there was no prescribed regulation about it. They made the landing safe. “The DGCA is looking into the incident”, Mr Sharma said.
