Muscat - Jamnagar

On March 25, 1986 at 02:45 PM, Muscat - Jamnagar experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-32, operated by Indian Air Force - Bharatiya Vayu Sena, with the event recorded near Oman Sea All World.

The flight was categorized as delivery and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was completing a delivery flight from Russia to India. The aircraft departed Muscat-Seeb Airport at 1328LT bound for Jamnagar, Gujarat. While in cruising altitude, the aircraft disappeared from radar screens and the crew did not send any distress message. SAR operations were initiated but eventually abandoned few days later as no trace of the airplane was found. It is believed that it crashed in the Oman Sea about 450 km west of the Indian coast of Gujarat State.

Aircraft reference details include registration K2729, MSN 07 05, year of manufacture 1986.