Editing Antonov An-32 (section)

==Accidents and incidents==
* On 25 March 1986, an [[1986 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance|Indian Air Force An-32]] disappeared over the [[Arabian Sea]] on a delivery flight from the [[Soviet Union]] (via [[Muscat International Airport|Muscat]], [[Oman]].) No trace was ever found of the aircraft or its three crew and four passengers.<ref name=Muscat>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860325-1 "ASN Aircraft accident: Antonov 32 K2729 Jamnagar, India."] ''Aviation Safety Network,'' 2004. Retrieved: 27 June 2011.</ref>
* On 15 July 1990, an [[Indian Air Force]] An-32 crashed in the [[Ponmudi|Ponmudi Mountain Range]] while en route from [[Tambaram Air Force Station]] to [[Thiruvananthapuram]] in India.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19900715-0 "ASN Aircraft accident: Antonov 32 K2705 Ponmudi, India."] ''Aviation Safety Network,'' Retrieved: 23 July 2016.</ref>
* On 22 November 1995, a [[Sri Lankan Air Force]] An-32B which chartered from the [[Kazakhstan|Kazakh]] was shot down during a landing in [[Jaffna]], and all 63 troops aboard killed.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}
* On 8 January 1996, an [[1996 Air Africa crash|An-32 freighter crashed into a crowded marketplace]] in [[Kinshasa]], [[Zaire]], resulting in the deaths of approximately 237 people on the ground. The crew attempted to abort the takeoff at [[N'Dolo Airport|Kinshasa-N'Dolo Airport]] after the aircraft failed to gain height. Four of the six crew members survived. Overloading was cited as a possible cause.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19960108-0 "ASN Aircraft accident: Antonov 32B."] ''Aviation Safety Network,'' 2004. Retrieved: 27 June 2011.</ref>
* On 12 February 1998, a [[1998 Sudanese Air Force Antonov An-32 crash|Sudanese Air Force An-32]] carrying 51 on board, overrun the runway after landing, crashing on river, killing 26 of the 57 on board, with Zubair Mohamed Salih.
* On 28 March 1998, a [[Peruvian Air Force]] An-32 carrying the dual civil/military registration OB-1389/FAP-388 and inbound from [[Tumbes, Peru|Tumbes]] evacuating 50 people stranded by [[El Niño]]-driven floods had an engine failure while approaching [[Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport|Piura]]. As the aircraft was overloaded, the pilot could not maintain height and the An-32 struck three houses of a nearby shantytown and crashed into a canal. While the crew of five survived, 21 passengers died plus one person on the ground.<ref>Glave, Fernando Braschi. [http://aviation-safety.net/photos/displayphoto.php?id=19980328-0&vnr=1&kind=C "Photo of Antonov 32 OB-1389."] ''Aviation Safety Network,'' 2004. Retrieved: 17 November 2012.</ref>
* On 26 August 2007, a [[Great Lakes Business Company]] An-32B carrying nine tons of minerals, 12 passengers, and a crew of three experienced engine trouble after takeoff from [[Kongolo Airport]], [[Kongolo, Katanga|Kongolo]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], and crashed short of the runway while attempting to return to the airport, killing 14 of the 15 people on board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20070826-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 32B 9Q-CAC Kongolo Airport (KOO)|date=26 August 2007|work=aviation-safety.net|access-date=3 July 2015}}</ref>
* On 11 April 2008, [[Kata Air Transport Flight 007|Kata Air Transport Flight 7]], a An-32, crashed during return the airport caused engine failure, killing all 8 on board.
* On 10 June 2009, an Indian Air Force An-32 carrying 13 people crashed shortly after it took off from [[Mechuka#Mechuka Airport|Mechuka]] in [[Arunachal Pradesh]], a state bordering China.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120917120216/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090611/jsp/nation/story_11094341.jsp "IAF plane crash over Arunachal Pradesh."] ''telegraphindia.com.'' Retrieved: 29 June 2011.</ref> All 13 people on board were reported to have been killed. Soon after the crash, India agreed a $US400 million deal with [[Ukraine]] for an An-32 fleet upgrade. This upgrade as reported will extend the life of these transport aircraft by nearly 15 years.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121024025140/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-18/india/28204556_1_iaf-india-inks-ferry-troops-and-supplies "India inks AN-32 upgrade deal with Ukraine."] ''Times of India.'' Retrieved: 29 June 2011.</ref>
* On 12 December 2014, a Sri Lanka Air Force An-32 carrying five people crashed on approach to land at [[Ratmalana Airport]] after taking off from [[Bandaranayake International Airport|Katunayaka Bandaranayake International Airport]]. The pilot, co-pilot and two of the aircrew were killed in the crash and the fifth crew member suffered critical injuries and died after six days from the accident due to his injuries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20141212-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 32B SCM-864 Hokandara|date=12 December 2014|work=aviation-safety.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/58779/plane-crash-in-athurugiriya | title=Plane crash in Athurugiriya | work=[[Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)|Daily Mirror]] | date=12 December 2014 | access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref>
* On 22 July 2016, an [[2016 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance|Indian Air Force An-32]] (Registration - K2743) travelling from [[Chennai]] to [[Port Blair]] went missing above the [[Bay of Bengal]] with 29 people on board. It left the [[Tambaram Air Base]] near Chennai at 8.30 am and disappeared from radar tracking at 9.12 am, 280&nbsp;km east of Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/fears-grow-as-indian-air-force-an-32-remains-untraceable-1435311|title=Fears Grow As Indian Air Force AN-32 Remains Untraceable|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> On 12 January 2024, the [[Ministry of Defence (India)]] announced that the wreckage of the missing aircraft had been found in a recent search operation in collaboration with the [[National Institute of Ocean Technology]]. The wreckage was found at a depth of {{Convert|3400|m|ft}} and at a distance of 140 nautical miles (310&nbsp;km) from the coast of [[Chennai]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-12 |title=Wreckage of IAF's AN-32 aircraft traced seven-and-a-half years after it went missing |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/wreckage-of-iafs-an-32-aircraft-traced-seven-and-a-half-years-after-it-went-missing/articleshow/106768753.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-01-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> It was found by a ship on a research mission in the nearby areas and stumbled upon during calibration of Instruments.<ref>{{Cite web |title=These Scientists, Machine, Helped Solve Air Force's 8-Year-Old Mystery |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/these-scientists-machine-helped-solve-air-forces-8-year-old-mystery-5100619 |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
* On 3 October 2018 a [[Sudan Air Force]] An-32 collided with an [[Antonov An-30]] (also of the Sudan Air Force) at [[Khartoum International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.airlive.net/breaking-two-antonov-aircraft-have-collided-on-the-ground-at-khartoum-airport-sudan/|title=BREAKING Two Antonov aircraft have collided on the ground at Khartoum Airport, Sudan|work=Airlive Contributors|access-date=2018-10-03|language=en}}</ref>
* On 3 June 2019, [[2019 Indian Air Force An-32 crash|an Indian Air Force An-32]] went missing near [[Arunachal Pradesh]] shortly after taking off from [[Jorhat Airport|Jorhat Air Base]] in [[Assam]] in northeastern India. The wreckage of the aircraft was found in Arunachal Pradesh eight days later with 13 found dead on board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/all-13-bodies-black-box-of-an-32-aircraft-retrieved/articleshow/69773733.cms|title=All 13 bodies, black box of AN-32 aircraft retrieved - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{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 Jet Found in Arunachal Pradesh, 13 personnel of IAF feared killed |website=India Today|date=11 June 2019 |access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref>