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{{Infobox aircraft occurrence<br />
| name = 1986 Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 disappearance<br />
| image = K2717 Antonov An.32 Indian Air Force (8414615752).jpg<br />
| caption = An Indian Air Force [[Antonov An-32]], similar to the missing aircraft.<br />
| alt = <br />
| date = {{start date|1986|03|25|df=y}}<br />
| summary = Disappeared over Arabian Sea<ref>{{cite web |title=Accident description |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860325-1 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=Flight Safety Foundation |access-date=19 February 2024}}</ref><br />
| occurrence_type = Disappearance<br />
| site = [[Arabian Sea]]<br />
| origin = [[Muscat International Airport|Muscat-Seeb Airport]], Oman<br />
| destination = [[Jamnagar Airport]], [[Gujarat]], India<ref name="IS-1">{{cite web | url = http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories3291_MH370_Rekindling_Memories_IAF_AN-32.htm | title = MH370: Rekindling Memories of IAF's AN-32 | website = India Strategic | date = 27 October 2017 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160716045112/http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories3291_MH370_Rekindling_Memories_IAF_AN-32.htm | archive-date = 16 July 2016}} </ref><br />
| occupants = 7<br />
| passengers = 3<br />
| crew = 4<br />
| fatalities = 7 (presumed)<br />
| survivors = 0 (presumed)<br />
| missing = 7<br />
| aircraft_type = [[Antonov An-32]]<br />
| operator = {{air force|IND}}<br />
| tail_number = K2729<br />
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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.<ref name="IS-1"/> The aircraft was on a three-aircraft [[Ferry flying|ferry flight]]<ref name="IS-1"/> from the Soviet Union en route to India from [[Muscat International Airport|Muscat-Seeb Airport]], Oman, to [[Jamnagar]], Gujarat, in India.<ref name="IS-1"/> There were 7 people on board. The last contact with the aircraft was 1 hour and 18 minutes after takeoff.<br />
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The Indian Air Force has suffered other similar incidents, mainly involving Antonov An-32 aircraft in [[2016 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance|2016]] and [[2019 Indian Air Force An-32 crash|2019]] (both later found).{{citation needed| date=August 2025}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of missing aircraft]]<br />
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