Rourkela: People gather at the site after a small aircraft carrying four passengers and two crew members crashed at Raghunathpali area, in Rourkela, Odisha. (PTI Photo)(PTI01_10_2026_000227B)
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AAIB Probes Rourkela Aircraft Crash Landing; Six Injured, All Stable

  • A three-member Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) team began its probe into a small aircraft crash landing near Rourkela, Odisha.
  • Six people, including two pilots and four passengers, were injured when an India One Air Cessna Grand C208B aircraft made an emergency landing.
  • The aircraft departed Bhubaneswar and declared a 'Mayday' to Rourkela ATC before the forced landing in an open area near Kansor.
  • AAIB team conducted an aerial survey of the crash site using a state government chopper and will later inspect the ground.
  • All six injured individuals are reported to be in safe and stable condition, with one passenger under close medical observation.

Why It Matters: AAIB is investigating a small aircraft crash landing in Rourkela, Odisha, where six people were injured but are stable.

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