Accident | |
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Date | 3 June 2019 |
Summary | Crashed in hilly terrain |
Site | Near Pari hills close to Gatte village, Arunachal Pradesh, India |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Antonov An-32 |
Operator | Indian Air Force |
Registration | K2752 |
Flight origin | Jorhat Airport Air Force Station, Assam, India |
Destination | Mechuka Advanced Landing Ground, Arunachal Pradesh, India |
Occupants | 13 |
Fatalities | 13 |
Survivors | 0 |
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.