1986 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance
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Airplane disappearance
| An Indian Air Force Antonov An-32, similar to the missing aircraft. | |
| Disappearance | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 March 1986 (1986年03月25日) |
| Summary | Disappeared over Arabian Sea[1] |
| Site | Arabian Sea, India |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Antonov An-32 |
| Operator | Indian Air Force |
| Registration | K2729 |
| Flight origin | Muscat-Seeb Airport, Oman |
| Destination | Jamnagar, Gujarat, India[2] |
| Occupants | 7 |
| Passengers | 3 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 7 (presumed) |
| Missing | 7 |
| Survivors | 0 (presumed) |
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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
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "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 ]
