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1986 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance

An Indian Air Force Antonov An-32, similar to the missing aircraft.
Disappearance
Date	25 March 1986 (1986-03-25)
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)

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).

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