The ten passengers, who had boarded the flight around 11:48 local time, included Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, liaison officer Group Captain Varun Singh and the general's personal staff, comprising his defence assistant Brigadier L. S. Lidder, his staff officer Lieutenant Colonel Harjinder Singh,[13] and five NCOs and soldiers: Havildar Satpal, Naik Gursewak Singh, Naik Jitendra Kumar, Lance Naik Vivek Kumar and Lance Naik B Sai Teja.[2][3][14][6]