2019 Indian Air Force An-32 crash

2019 Indian Air Force An-32 crash
K2752, the aircraft involved in the accident in 2005
Accident
Date3 June 2019 (2019-06-03)
SummaryCrashed in hilly terrain
SiteNear Pari hills close to Gatte village, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAntonov An-32
Operator Indian Air Force
RegistrationK2752
Flight originJorhat Airport Air Force Station, Assam, India
DestinationMechuka Advanced Landing Ground, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Occupants13
Fatalities13
Survivors0

On 3 June 2019, an Antonov An-32 twin engine turboprop transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force en route from Jorhat Airport in Assam to Mechuka in Arunachal Pradesh lost contact with ground control about 33 minutes after takeoff. There were 13 people on board. After a week-long search operation, the wreckage with no survivors was found near Pari hills close to Gatte village in Arunachal Pradesh at the elevation of 12,000 feet (3,700 m).

The Indian Air Force has suffered other similar incidents, mainly involving Antonov An-32 aircraft in 1986 and 2016.