2016 Indian Air Force An-32 crash

2016 Aviation accident December 2025 December 2025 2016 Indian Air Force An-32 crash K2717 Antonov An.32 Indian Air Force (8414615752).jpg An Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 similar to the ill-fated aircraft Accident 2016 07 22 y Sea ditching, cause undetermined Bay of Bengal, India Antonov An-32 IND K-2743 Tambaram Air Force Station, Chennai, India Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India 29 23 6 29 0 On 22 July 2016, an Antonov An-32 twin engine turboprop transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed while flying over the Bay of Bengal. The aircraft was en route from Tambaram Air Force Station in the city of Chennai on the western coastline of the Bay of Bengal to Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. There were 29 people on board. Radar contact with the aircraft was lost at 9:12am, 280 km mi east of Chennai.http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/iaf-an-32-aircraft-missing-air-force-snags-2929751/ IAF An-32 aircraft developed 3 snags in July alone 2016-07-22 Indian Expresshttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-36865297 India launches massive search operation for missing military plane BBC News 22 July 2016 2016-07-22 No trace of the aircraft was found in the immediate aftermath. The search and rescue operation became India's largest search operation ever for a missing plane on the sea.http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indias-biggest-search-ever-to-find-a-plane-that-crashed-in-the-sea-1443567 India's Biggest Search Ever To Find A Plane That Crashed In The Sea 2 December 2016 In January 2024, wreckage discovered off the coast of Chennai was confirmed as belonging to the ill-fated aircraft, indicating it crashed into the sea with no survivors. The Indian Air Force has suffered other similar incidents, mainly involving Antonov An-32 aircraft in 1986 and 2019. Passengers There were 29 people on board the aircraft: six crew members; 11 Indian Air Force personnel; two Indian Army soldiers; one each from the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard; and eight defence civilians working with Naval Armament Depot (NAD).http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indian-air-force-plane-with-over-25-on-board-goes-missing-1434708 Indian Air Force's AN-32 Plane With 29 Missing After 'Rapid Loss of Altitude' 2016-07-22 NDTV The civilians were from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.http://www.oneindia.com/india/iaf-plane-with-29-on-board-missing-2160184.html Updates: IAF AN-32 aircraft with 29 aboard missing, search on 2016-07-22 Accident and aftermath India tt6399 Origin and destination airports Tambaram Air Force Station bottom City locator 9.svg 10 12 54 19 N 80 07 17 E Port Blair bottom City locator 9.svg 10 11 38 49.7 N 92 44 05.5 E The Antonov An-32 took off from Tambaram Air Force Station, Chennai at 08:30 local time on 22 July 2016. It was expected to land in Port Blair around 11:45 local time. The Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard launched a large search and rescue operation, using a submarine, 12 surface vessels and five aircraft.http://www.firstpost.com/india/live-search-on-for-indian-air-force-plane-antonov-an-32-with-29-onboard-2908558.html Indian Air Force plane Antonov AN-32 missing, 8 naval armaments personnel onboard 2016-07-22 First Post On the third day after the disappearance, 16 ships, a submarine and six aircraft were deployed to search for the missing An-32 in the Bay of Bengal, about 150 nautical miles east of Chennai.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Hunt-for-missing-Indian-Air-Force-plane-goes-into-third-day/articleshow/53363371.cms Hunt for missing Indian Air Force plane goes into third day – Times of India The Times of India 2 December 2016http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/web-edits/indian-air-forces-an-32-plane-goes-missing-but-is-bad-weather-to-blame-2929826/ Indian Air Force AN-32 plane still missing: A pilot looks at what could have gone wrong 22 July 2016 2 December 2016 On 1 August, it was confirmed that the aircraft had no underwater locator beacon (ULB).http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/missing-an-32-did-not-have-underwater-locator-beacon-2948880/ Missing IAF AN-32 aircraft did not have underwater locator beacon 2 August 2016 2 December 2016http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/missing-32-plane-lack-underwater-locator-hindering-search-47471 Missing AN-32 plane: Lack of underwater locator hindering search 2 August 2016 2 December 2016 It did have two emergency locator transmitters (ELTs). On 15 September 2016, the search and rescue mission was called off; all 29 people on board were presumed dead and their families were notified.https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ill-fated-an-32-onboard-survival-iaf-341189-2016-09-15 Exclusive: Those on board ill-fated AN-32 declared dead, IAF writes to family members 15 September 2016 2016-09-15http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/web-edits/an-32-iaf-missing-search-operations-3033017/ AN-32 disaster must help indigenous repair capabilities take off the ground 2016-09-15 2016-09-15http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/All-29-onboard-missing-IAF-AN-32-have-been-officially-presumed-dead/2016/09/15/article3621651.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20160916195855/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/All-29-onboard-missing-IAF-AN-32-have-been-officially-presumed-dead/2016/09/15/article3621651.ece dead September 16, 2016 All 29 onboard missing IAF AN-32 have been officially presumed dead 2016-09-15 Wreckage discovery On 12 January 2024, the Indian government announced that an autonomous underwater vehicle found debris of the missing aircraft approximately 140 nautical miles from the Chennai coast.INDIAN AIR FORCE AN-32(K-2743) https://pib.gov.in/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1995482 2024-01-12 pib.gov.in The statement further said there was no history of other missing aircraft in the area which pointed to the likelihood of it belonging to the An-32 which crashed.Negi Manjeet Debris of IAF's An-32 aircraft that went missing over Bay of Bengal in 2016 found https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/indian-air-force-an-32-k-2743-plane-missing-chennai-coast-2487901-2024-01-12 15 January 2024 India Today 12 January 2024 Aditi Sharma India's defence ministry said the aircraft was last visible on radar 280 km east of Chennai. It made a left bank and experienced a rapid decrease in altitude from 23,000 ft.ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-32 K2743 Chennai https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20160722-0 Aviation Safety Network 15 January 2024 The wreckage was discovered by an unmanned autonomous submarine that was imported from Norway by the National Institute of Oceanic Studies for research purposes. The wreckage was found at a depth of 3,400 metres using multiple payloads, including a multi-beam sonar, synthetic aperture sonar and high-resolution photography.These Scientists, Machine, Helped Solve Air Force's 8-Year-Old Mystery https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/these-scientists-machine-helped-solve-air-forces-8-year-old-mystery-5100619 2024-02-21 NDTV.com See also List of missing aircraft References 30em External links 20160722 Category:2016 disasters in India Category:History of the Indian Ocean Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Antonov An-32 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2016 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in India Indian Air Force An-32