The Beechcraft King Air plane chartered by
India's Border Security Force (BSF) came down after
hitting a wall in Dwarka
district and burst into flames.
The plane was carrying "10 to 12"
personnel of the force, officials said.
India's air safety record has been good in
the past decade, despite a rapid increase in the number of private airlines and
air travel in the country.
The last major crash happened in the city
of Mangalore in May 2010, killing at least 160 people.
Tuesday's crash reportedly took place at
around 09:50 India time (04:20GMT), moments after the plane, bound for the city
of Ranchi, lost contact with air traffic control.
"It crashed immediately after take
off," Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh said.
TV pictures showed a fire in a field and
mangled and charred debris of the plane.
Suraj, an eyewitness, told reporters that
the plane hit a wall, caught fire and crashed in a field outside the airport.
"There were about 10 people on the
flight. I saw two bodies. There were some labourers working on the ground where
the plane fell," he said.
More than a dozen fire engines have been
rushed to the spot to douse the blaze.
In May 2011, 10 people died after a small
medical ambulance aircraft crashed in Faridabad town near Delhi.
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