Antonov AN-12 crash, Nov 19, 1978 (78 killed), Leh-Kushok...
Antonov AN-12 accident on November 19, 1978 near Leh-Kushok Bakula Rinpoche Jammu and Kashmir, India with 78 fatalities. Cause: Not confirmed by ASN..
- Date: November 19, 1978
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-12
- Location: Leh-Kushok Bakula Rinpoche Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Fatalities: 78
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not confirmed by ASN.
An Indian Air Force Antonov An-12B (L650) on a Chandigarh to Leh flight crashed on final approach to Leh on 19 November 1978 after reporting technical problems. It struck a house short of the runway threshold and broke up, killing all 77 occupants and one person on the ground.