1986 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance
Airplane disappearance
![]() An Indian Air Force Antonov An-32, similar to the missing aircraft. | |
Disappearance | |
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Date | 25 March 1986 (1986-03-25); 38 years, 4 months ago |
Summary | Disappeared over Arabian Sea[1] |
Site | Arabian Sea, India |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Antonov An-32 |
Operator | ![]() |
Registration | K2729 |
Flight origin | Muscat-Seeb Airport, Oman |
Destination | Jamnagar, Gujarat[2] |
Passengers | 3 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | All (presumed) |
Missing | 7 (all) |
Survivors | 0 |
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 ).
See also
References
- ^ "Accident description". aviation-safety.net. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d MH370: Rekindling Memories of IAF’s AN-32 India Strategic 27 October 2017 [dead link]
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