An Indian military transport aircraft crashes while attempting to land at an air force station in the country’s remote northeast, according to an Indian military statement. The air force says the Russian-made Antonov An-32 “met with an accident today while landing at Jorhat,” a city in Assam state. The reported incident occurs on Saturday. The statement does not provide information on casualties and does not specify how many people were on board at the time of the crash. Media reports show images from the crash site, including a thick plume of smoke, indicating a serious impact. In response to the accident, the air force says a court of inquiry is being constituted to determine the cause. While the sources agree on the aircraft type, location, and that an investigation is underway, they do not offer further operational details such as flight origin, weather conditions, or the circumstances surrounding the landing attempt.
Russian-made An-32 crash reported during landing at Jorhat air force station in India
An Indian military transport aircraft crashes while attempting to land at an air force station in the country’s remote northeast, according to an Indian military statement. The air force says the Russ...
- An Indian military Antonov An-32 transport aircraft crashes while landing at an air force station in Jorhat, Assam.
- The air force says the aircraft “met with an accident” during the landing attempt.
- The statement does not disclose casualties or the number of people aboard.
- A court of inquiry is being set up to ascertain the cause of the accident.
- Images from the crash site are reported by at least one outlet, showing heavy smoke.
NEW DELHI, India — An Indian military transport aircraft crashed while attempting to land at an air force station in the country’s remote northeastern region on Saturday, according to a military statement. The Russian-made Antonov An-32 “met with an accident today while landing at Jorhat,” a city in Assam state, the air force said. The statement gave no details of casualties and did not say how many people were on board at the time. “A court of inquiry is being constituted, to ascertain the cause of the accident,” it said. News channel NDTV broadcast images of the crash site, showing […]...Keep on reading: Transport aircraft goes down in India; casualties unknown
2 months agoThe Russian-made Antonov An-32 "met with an accident today while landing at Jorhat", a city in Assam state, the air force said. The post Military transport plane crashes in India appeared first on Vanguard News.
2 months agoNEW DELHI, India—An Indian military transport plane crashed on Saturday while landing at an air force station in the country’s remote northeast, the military said in a statement. The Russian-made Antonov An-32 “met with an accident today while landing at Jorhat,” a city in Assam state, the air force said. The statement gave no details of casualties and did not say how many people were on board at the time. “A court of inquiry is being constituted, to ascertain the cause of the accident,” it said. News channel NDTV broadcast images of the crash site, showing a thick black plume […]...Keep on reading: Military transport plane crashes in India, casualties unknown
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