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New Delhi: In an unfortunate incident, an aircraft reportedly passengers onboard crashed in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan region on Saturday night. According to the Afghanistan News agency, Khaama Press, the plane deviated from its original course and collided with the mountainous terrain of Zebak district in Badakhshan Saturday night, January 20th.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA_GoI), Government of India, in a statement issued recently has strongly refuted any claims linking the Indian carrier to the recent plane crash in Afghanistan. The clarification has been given following ongoing misinformation about the country of the plane involved in the horrific tragedy.
Indian officials have apparently distanced themselves from the incident and said the crashed plane was not part of India’s aviation fleet. Initial reports misidentified the aircraft as Indian, leading to confusion. MoCA_GoI has confirmed that no regular Indian flights operate on the route where the accident occurred.
“The unfortunate plane crash that has just occurred in Afghanistan is neither an Indian scheduled aircraft nor a non-scheduled (NSOP)/charter aircraft. It is a Moroccan registered small aircraft. More details are awaited,” the Civil Aviation Ministry said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
The unfortunate plane crash that has just occurred in Afghanistan is neither an Indian Scheduled Aircraft nor a Non Scheduled (NSOP)/Charter aircraft. It is a Moroccan registered small aircraft. More details are awaited.
— MoCA_GoI (@MoCA_GoI) January 21, 2024
Adding to the details, MoCA_GoI revealed that the crashed aircraft was a Moroccan registered small aircraft. This information removes this incident from any Indian connection. The investigation into the actual ownership of the aircraft and the cause of the accident is ongoing.
On Sunday, Russian aviation authorities reported the disappearance of a Russian-registered plane carrying six people, which disappeared from radar screens in Afghanistan the previous night. This revelation came after a report of an accident was received by the local Afghan police. Aviation authorities, in a statement, identified the plane as a charter ambulance flight that was flying from India to Moscow via Uzbekistan.
The aircraft in question was a 1978 French-built Dassault Falcon 10 jet. Police spokesmen in Badakhshan province in northern Afghanistan have confirmed receiving information about a plane crash on Sunday. The accident reportedly occurred at night in the remote mountainous region of Badakhshan, located in the far north of Afghanistan. Contrary to initial speculation, the Civil Aviation Authority of India clarified that the crashed aircraft was neither a scheduled commercial flight nor an Indian chartered aircraft.
This development highlights the challenges of managing and correcting misinformation in aviation incidents. Accurate information is extremely important for international aviation incidents, and this episode highlights efforts to establish the true circumstances surrounding such incidents.
