The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) said an air ambulance diverted to Dhaka on Oct. 18 after its door was damaged in flight; a patient aboard later died at a hospital.
The Daily Star identified the patient as Anjana Bhowmik, 56, an Indian woman traveling from Agartala to Kolkata for medical treatment. CAAB said medical staff at Kurmitola Multicare Specialized Hospital pronounced her dead after she was taken there from the airport.
A pressurization fault near 12,000 feet damaged the Beechcraft King Air C90A’s main door and left it partly open, CAAB said. The pilot declared an emergency, and the aircraft landed safely at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The authority said the six other people aboard were safe.
Airport personnel had ambulances, medical staff and rescue vehicles ready for the landing, according to CAAB. CAAB said Bangladeshi officials assisted the crew and passengers while their required clearance formalities remained incomplete. They also coordinated with the Indian High Commission in Dhaka on diplomatic clearance.
