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{{Infobox aircraft occurrence
| name = 2019 Indian Air Force An-32 crash
| image = K2717 Antonov An.32 Indian Air Force (8414615752).jpg
| image_upright = 1.2
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| caption = An Indian Air Force [[Antonov An-32]] similar to the crashed aircraft
| occurrence_type = Accident
| date = {{start date|2019|06|03|df=y}}
| summary = Crashed in hilly terrain 
| site = Near Pari hills close to Gatte village, [[Arunachal Pradesh]], India
| aircraft_type = [[Antonov An-32]]
| operator = [[Indian Air Force]]
| tail_number = K2752
| 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 12000 feet.

==Passengers==
There were 13 Indian Air Force personnel, eight crew members and five passengers; on board the aircraft.<ref name="cnn0606">{{cite web | url = https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/06/india/india-missing-plane-intl/index.html | title = Indian military plane vanishes mid-flight | last = Berlinger | first = Joshua | date = 6 June 2019 | accessdate = 11 June 2019 | publisher = CNN}}</ref><ref name="reuters0611">{{cite web | url = https://in.reuters.com/article/india-military-airplane-idINKCN1TC16Q | title = Indian air force finds wreckage of missing plane | publisher = Reuters | date = 11 June 2019 | accessdate = 11 June 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/an32-crash-13-iaf-personnel-death-photos-black-box-arunachal-1548396-2019-06-13|title=Goodbye bravehearts: Nation bids farewell to 13 IAF personnel killed in An-32 crash|date=2019-06-13|newspaper=[[India Today]]|access-date=2019-06-14|agency=Ist}}</ref> None of them survived the crash.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/an-32-crash-iaf-search-teams-reach-the-crash-site-no-survivors-found/articleshow/69768530.cms|title=AN-32 crash: no survivors, all 13 people on board dead, IAF says|date=2019-06-13|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2019-06-14|agency=Ist}}</ref>

== Search operation ==
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The [[Antonov An-32]] twin engine [[turboprop]] transport aircraft was en route from [[Jorhat Airport]] in [[Assam]] to [[Mechuka Advanced Landing Ground]] in [[Arunachal Pradesh]] on 3 June 2019. The aircraft took off from Johrat at 12:27 pm IST and lost contact with ground control at 1 pm IST, about 33 minutes after takeoff.<ref name="cnn0606" /><ref name=":0" />

After eight days of search operation that had been hindered by poor weather, on 11 June 2019, the wreckage of the aircraft was found near Pari hills close to Gatte village, 16&nbsp;km north of Lipo in [[Arunachal Pradesh]], at 12,000 feet elevation.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="it0611">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/missing-an-32-jet-found-in-arunachal-pradesh-1546574-2019-06-11|title=Missing An-32: Wreckage of aircraft found in Arunachal after 8 days, confirms Air Force|date=11 June 2019|publisher=India Today|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref> The Indian Air Force had previously offered a cash reward of {{INRConvert|5|l}} for anyone who could share information on the aircraft.<ref name="it0609">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/air-force-announces-rs-5-lakh-reward-for-information-on-missing-an-32-aircraft-1545223-2019-06-09|title=Air Force announces Rs 5 lakh reward for information on missing AN-32 aircraft|date=9 June 2019|publisher=India Today|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref> A fleet of [[Sukhoi Su-30MKI|Sukhoi-30]], [[Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules|C-130J]] and An-32 aircraft and [[Mil Mi-17|Mi-17]] and [[HAL ALH|ALH]] helicopters as well as the [[Indian Army]], the [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]] and the state police forces were deployed for the search operation. The Indian Navy's [[Boeing P-8 Poseidon|P-8i]] aircraft was also deployed. [[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]]'s [[Cartosat]] and [[RISAT]] satellites were also used.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/rescue-operation-begins-at-crash-site-of-iafs-an-32-mi17s-advanced-helicopters-being-used-2181925.html|title=Rescue Operation Begins at Crash Site of IAF's AN-32, Mi17s, Advanced Helicopters Being Used|website=News18|access-date=2019-06-14}}</ref>

On 12 June  2019, a team of 15 rescuers were airdropped near the crash site, but were unable to reach the location due to rough terrain and bad weather.<ref name="it0612">{{cite web | url = https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/an32-aircraft-wreckage-site-rescue-team-airdrop-arunachal-pradesh-1547578-2019-06-12 | title = An-32 aircraft wreckage: Rescue teams face inclement weather, to camp overnight in Arunachal jungles near crash site | last = Bhalla | first = Abhishek | publisher = India Today | accessdate = 13 June 2019 | date= 12 June 2019}}</ref> The next day the rescue team reached the site and reported that there were no survivors, and that they had recovered the aircraft's [[flight recorder]]s.<ref name="cnn0606" /><ref name="it0613">{{cite web | url = https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/an32-crash-site-arunachal-iaf-black-box-recorder-1548103-2019-06-13 | title = IAF team recovers An-32 black box from crash site | publisher = India Today | date = 13 June 2019 | accessdate = 13 June 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[1963 Poonch Indian Air Force helicopter crash]]
* [[1986 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance]]
* [[2016 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance]]
* [[2019 in India]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{ASN accident|20190603-0}}

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