Plane Crash In Odisha: Nine-Seater Aircraft Crashes Near Rourkela During Takeoff ; Watch

India

oi-Swastika Sruti

A
nine-seater
aircraft
carrying
six
passengers
and
two
crew
members
crashed
near
Jagada
block,
close
to
the
Rourkela
airstrip
in
Odisha,
on
Saturday.
The
plane,
operated
by
IndiaOne
Air,
was
preparing
to
fly
from
Rourkela
to
Bhubaneswar
when
the
accident
happened.
Early
reports
suggest
that
the
aircraft
lost
control
soon
after
takeoff
and
came
down
near
the
airstrip
area.

The
aircraft
involved
in
the
crash
was
a
Charlie-208
model.
It
had
two
pilots
on
board
at
the
time.
Thankfully,
there
were
no
deaths
reported,
though
all
passengers
and
the
crew
sustained
injuries.
The
situation
could
have
been
far
worse,
but
the
pilots’
timely
action
helped
avoid
a
major
tragedy.

Rescue
Teams
Act
Quickly

Right
after
the
incident,
emergency
response
teams
rushed
to
the
crash
site.
The
injured
passengers
and
crew
members
were
taken
to
a
nearby
hospital
for
medical
care.
Reports
confirmed
that
everyone
was
out
of
danger
and
receiving
proper
treatment.

Fire
service
units
from
Rourkela
and
Panposh
were
immediately
sent
to
the
location
to
help
with
rescue
operations.
The
quick
response
from
the
fire
department
and
local
administration
helped
prevent
further
damage
and
ensured
that
the
injured
were
attended
to
in
time.

The
injured
pilots
were
identified
as
Captain
Naveen
Kadanga
and
co-pilot
Tarun
Srivastav.
The
passengers
included
Sushant
Kumar
Biwal,
Anita
Sahu,
Sunil
Agarwal,
and
Sabita
Agarwal.
All
were
later
reported
to
be
in
stable
condition.

The
crash
took
place
near
Jalda,
around
10
kilometers
from
Rourkela.
The
district
administration
and
related
agencies
were
placed
on
high
alert,
and
additional
safety
measures
were
taken
in
the
area.
Officials
made
arrangements
to
manage
the
situation
and
ensure
there
was
no
disruption
in
nearby
areas.

Officials
Suspect
Mechanical
Failure

Bhubaneswar
Airport
Director
Prasanna
Pradhan
confirmed
the
incident
and
said
that
further
details
would
be
shared
after
an
investigation.
Odisha’s
Transport
Minister,
B.
B.
Jena,
also
spoke
about
the
accident,
confirming
that
everyone
on
board
was
safe.

“This
nine-seater
private
aircraft
met
with
an
accident
near
Jalda,
about
10
kilometers
from
Rourkela.
The
passengers
suffered
minor
injuries
but
are
all
stable.
By
God’s
grace,
it
was
not
a
serious
accident,” Minister
Jena
stated.

Airport
officials
mentioned
that
the
flight
was
part
of
a
regular
service
between
Rourkela
and
Bhubaneswar.
A
technical
or
mechanical
failure
is
suspected
to
have
caused
the
accident,
though
the
exact
reason
is
yet
to
be
determined.
Authorities
have
ordered
a
detailed
investigation
to
find
out
what
led
to
the
crash.

Deputy
Fire
Officer
Umakanta
Naik
shared
that
the
aircraft
had
lost
contact
with
the
Air
Traffic
Control
(ATC)
before
it
was
found
to
have
made
an
emergency
landing.
He
praised
the
pilot’s
efforts
in
landing
the
aircraft
safely
and
avoiding
a
larger
disaster.

All
the
injured
were
moved
to
Rourkela
Hospital
for
treatment.
The
quick
thinking
of
the
pilots
and
the
immediate
response
from
rescue
teams
ensured
that
everyone
survived
the
crash
safely.