1986 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance

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1986 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance
K2717 Antonov An.32 Indian Air Force (8414615752).jpg
An Indian Air Force Antonov An-32, similar to the missing aircraft.
Disappearance
Date25 March 1986 (1986-03-25);
38 years, 2 months ago
SummaryDisappeared over Arabian Sea [1]
Site Arabian Sea, India
Aircraft
Aircraft type Antonov An-32
OperatorAir Force Ensign of India.svg  Indian Air Force
Registration K2729
Flight origin Muscat-Seeb Airport, Oman
Destination Jamnagar, Gujarat [2]
Passengers3
Crew4
FatalitiesAll (presumed)
Missing7 (all)
Survivors0

On 25 March 1986, an Antonov An-32 twin engine turboprop transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force disappeared while flying over the Arabian Sea. [2] The aircraft was on a three-aircraft ferry flight [2] from the Soviet Union en route to India from Muscat-Seeb Airport, Oman, to Jamnagar, Gujarat, in India. [2] There were 7 people on board. The last contact with the aircraft was 1 hour and 18 minutes after takeoff.

The Indian Air Force has suffered other similar incidents, mainly involving Antonov An-32 aircraft in 2016 and 2019 ( both later found ).

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References

  1. "Accident description". aviation-safety.net. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 MH370: Rekindling Memories of IAF’s AN-32 India Strategic 27 October 2017 [ dead link ]