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1986 Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 disappearance
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1986 Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 disappearance K2717 Antonov An.32 Indian Air Force (8414615752).jpg An Indian Air Force Antonov An-32, similar to the missing aircraft. 1986 03 25 y Disappeared over Arabian SeaAccident description https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860325-1 aviation-safety.net Flight Safety Foundation 19 February 2024 Disappearance Arabian Sea Muscat-Seeb Airport, Oman Jamnagar Airport, Gujarat, India http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories3291_MH370_Rekindling_Memories_IAF_AN-32.htm MH370: Rekindling Memories of IAF's AN-32 India Strategic 27 October 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160716045112/http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories3291_MH370_Rekindling_Memories_IAF_AN-32.htm 16 July 2016 7 3 4 7 (presumed) 0 (presumed) 7 Antonov An-32 IND K2729
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. The aircraft was on a three-aircraft ferry flight from the Soviet Union en route to India from Muscat-Seeb Airport, Oman, to Jamnagar, Gujarat, in India. 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).August 2025
See also
List of missing aircraft
References
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Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Antonov An-32
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