An Indian Air Force plane crash was reported Saturday at Jorhat in Assam, India, after a Russian-made Antonov An-32 met with an accident while landing, the military said.
The air force said the aircraft crashed at an air force station in the country’s remote northeast. It did not provide casualty details or say how many people were on board.
The military said a court of inquiry was being constituted to determine the cause of the accident.
NDTV broadcast images from the crash site showing a thick black plume of smoke and the aircraft apparently broken into pieces.
An AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force has reportedly met with an accident in Jorhat, Assam. The video footage shows rescue and emergency teams at the crash site as further details are awaited.#India #IndianAirfoce #Indian #AirCrash #Crash pic.twitter.com/fqSD9zPlr3
— Photo News (@PhotoNewsPk) June 13, 2026The Antonov An-32 is a twin-engine turboprop designed to operate at high altitudes and in extreme climates.
The Indian Air Force operates about 100 An-32 aircraft for military supplies and civilian aid in remote mountain areas.
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The last major An-32 crash occurred in Arunachal Pradesh near the China border in 2019, killing 13 people.
