Antonov AN-32 crash, Jul 22, 2016 (29 killed), Bay of Bengal
Antonov AN-32 accident on July 22, 2016 near Bay of Bengal, World with 29 fatalities. Cause: No official finding in sources read. Wikipedia reports...
- Date: July 22, 2016
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-32
- Location: Bay of Bengal, World
- Fatalities: 29
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: No official finding in sources read. Wikipedia reports India's defence ministry saying the aircraft banked left and dropped rapidly from 23,000 ft before its last radar contact, and notes earlier snags including a hydraulic leak and a pressure leak from a port door.
On 22 July 2016 an Indian Air Force An 32 departed Tambaram for Port Blair with 29 people aboard. While cruising at 23,000 ft about 280 km east of Chennai it entered a left turn and an uncontrolled descent, and all occupants were lost in the Bay of Bengal. The wreckage was located on the sea bed in January 2024 at about 3,400 m depth, but no official cause has been published in the sources read.