Vivek Bhagat (Pilot) Height, Age, Death, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Vivek Vikas Bhagat
Profession	Pilot
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 8" (173 cm)
Weight (approx.)	60 Kg (132 lbs)
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 40inches - Waist: 32 inches - Biceps: 12 inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year, 1998
Birthplace	Luti, Latehar, Jharkhand, India
Date of Death	23 February 2026
Place of Death	Chatra, Jharkhand
Age (at the time of death)	28 Years
Death Cause	Plane crash
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Latehar, Jharkhand
School	• St Thomas School, Ranchi • Chaitanya Academy, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- Dev Sahay Bhagat (Executive engineer in the Rural Works Department in Chatra)
Siblings	Sister- Anu Abhilasha Bhagat (Younger, medical student)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vivek Bhagat

• Captain Vivek Vikas Bhagat was a commercial pilot from Luti village in Latehar district, Jharkhand. He also had family roots in Panduka village and later resided in Ranchi, Jharkhand.

• He was the only son of Dev Sahay Bhagat, an executive engineer in the Rural Works Department. His younger sister, Anu Abhilasha Bhagat, is a medical student.

• He completed his early schooling at St Thomas School in Ranchi. He pursued his senior secondary education at Chaitanya Academy in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

• He enrolled in pilot training after completing his school education. He completed his initial flying training in Kanpur.

• He later underwent advanced commercial pilot training in South Africa. He joined Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd in 2022 as a First Officer.
  

  Vivek Bhagat working as a pilot

• The company operated chartered flights and air ambulance services. He accumulated operational flying hours on medical evacuation routes.

• He was promoted to the rank of Captain approximately six months before February 2026. On 24 February 2026, he was commanding a Beechcraft C90 aircraft, registration VT-AJV.

• The aircraft departed from Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi, at 7:11 pm for New Delhi. The flight was transporting a patient and six other individuals, making seven people on board.

• The crew included Captain Vivek Vikas Bhagat and Captain Savrajdeep Singh. Other individuals on board were Sanjay Kumar, Dr Vikas Kumar Gupta, Sachin Kumar Mishra, Archana Devi and Dhuru Kumar.

• After takeoff, the aircraft established contact with Kolkata air traffic control. At approximately 7:34 pm, the aircraft lost communication and radar contact.

• The aircraft crashed near Kasariya Panchayat in Simaria block of Chatra district, Jharkhand. All seven people on board were confirmed dead by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.

• The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau initiated an investigation to determine the cause of the crash. He had applied for leave until 1 March 2026 to attend a friend’s engagement ceremony on 27 February.

• He was expected to land in Delhi at approximately 9:00 pm on the night of the accident.