NEW DELHI: A Cessna Grand Caravan EX (VT-KSS) with two crew members and four passengers onboard crashed near Rourkela in Odisha on Saturday. Luckily, no casualties or serious injuries have been reported so far. The injured have been taken to hospital. Headed from Bhubaneswar to Rourkela, the pilots issued a May Day call after encountering a snag. They landed the aircraft in an open field about 20 km short of Rourkela at 1.20 pm. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) will probe this accident.
According to tracking site Flightradar24, the IndiaOne Air Cessna took off from Bhubaneswar at 12.26 pm for Rourkela as I7102. IndiaOne Air is an Odisha-based regional airline. In a statement, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said: “IndiaOne Air is a Scheduled Commuter Operator with a fleet of three Cessna Grand C208B aircraft. Based in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, It is providing regional connectivity since the year 2022, within Odisha and to other tier 3 cities in the neighbouring states with VGF (viability gap funding) support from Government of Odisha.”“On Jan 10, 2026, IndiaOne Air Cessna Grand C208B aircraft VT-KSS departed Bhubaneshwar at about 12.25 pm while operating flight IOA102 Bhubaneshwar-Rourkela. At 1:14 pm, crew declared “MAY Day” to Rourkela ATC and made a forced landing at 1.20 pm in an open area near Kansor. The forced landing site is around 15 to 20 km short of the Rourkela airport. There were four passengers and two crew members on board the aircraft. All are safe and have been taken to a hospital. AAIB will carry out further investigation,” said the DGCA statement.
