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Indian Air Force

Occurrences where an aircraft's operator is Indian Air Force. Spellings and company suffixes are merged.

Occurrences1111 accidents · 0 incidents · 5 mapped
Fatal occurrences10Fatality total known for 10 of 11
Reported fatalities201Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Years1959–202510 Apr 1959 – 21 Nov 2025

By year

Indian Air Force: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19591 occurrences in 1959, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1959 (1).00
19631 occurrences in 1963, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1959 (1).16
19681 occurrences in 1968, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1959 (1).1102
19771 occurrences in 1977, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1959 (1).15
19861 occurrences in 1986, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1959 (1).17
19991 occurrences in 1999, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1959 (1).116
20021 occurrences in 2002, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1959 (1).18
20161 occurrences in 2016, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1959 (1).129
20191 occurrences in 2019, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1959 (1).113
20211 occurrences in 2021, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1959 (1).114
20251 occurrences in 2025, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1959 (1).11

Aircraft types

Indian Air Force: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Antonov AN-323349
Antonov AN-1211102
Aérospatiale ALOUETTE116
Breguet ATLANTIC1116
English Electric Canberra B-58100
F 86F SABRE100
Hal TEJAS111
Mikoyan Gurevich MIG-21118
Mil MI-171114
Tupolev TU-124115

Countries

Indian Air Force: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
IndiaIndia: 8 occurrences, 72.7% of the occurrences shown. 8 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.72.7%8184
UnknownUnknown: 2 occurrences, 18.2% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (India, 8).18.2%116
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 1 occurrences, 9.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (India, 8).9.1%11

Deadliest occurrences

Indian Air Force: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
1968 Indian Air Force An-12 crash7 Feb 1968102Dhaka Glacier, India1
2016 Indian Air Force An-32 crash22 Jul 201629Bay of Bengal, India1
1999 Pakistani Breguet 1150 Atlantic shootdown10 Aug 199916over the Rann of Kutch2
2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash8 Dec 202114Nanjappachatiram, Bandishola panchayat, Coonoor taluk, Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India1
2019 Indian Air Force An-32 crash3 Jun 201913Near Pari hills close to Gatte village, Arunachal Pradesh, India1
2002 Jalandhar MiG-21 crash3 May 20028Jalandhar, Punjab, India1
1986 Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 disappearance25 Mar 19867Arabian Sea1
1963 Poonch Indian Air Force helicopter crash22 Nov 19636Poonch district, India1
Tu-124 crash near Jorhat5 Nov 19775near Jorhat, Assam (India)1
2025 Dubai Airshow HAL Tejas crash21 Nov 20251Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates1

All occurrences

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  1. 2025 Dubai Airshow HAL Tejas crash

    21 Nov 2025 · Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 fatal

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  2. 2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash

    8 Dec 2021 · Nanjappachatiram, Bandishola panchayat, Coonoor taluk, Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India · 14 fatal

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  3. 2019 Indian Air Force An-32 crash

    3 Jun 2019 · Near Pari hills close to Gatte village, Arunachal Pradesh, India · 13 fatal · not on the map

  4. 2016 Indian Air Force An-32 crash

    22 Jul 2016 · Bay of Bengal, India · 29 fatal · not on the map

  5. 2002 Jalandhar MiG-21 crash

    3 May 2002 · Jalandhar, Punjab, India · 8 fatal

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  6. 1999 Pakistani Breguet 1150 Atlantic shootdown

    10 Aug 1999 · over the Rann of Kutch · 16 fatal · not on the map

  7. 1986 Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 disappearance

    25 Mar 1986 · Arabian Sea · 7 fatal · not on the map

  8. Tu-124 crash near Jorhat

    5 Nov 1977 · near Jorhat, Assam (India) · 5 fatal

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  9. 1968 Indian Air Force An-12 crash

    7 Feb 1968 · Dhaka Glacier, India · 102 fatal

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  10. 1963 Poonch Indian Air Force helicopter crash

    22 Nov 1963 · Poonch district, India · 6 fatal · not on the map

  11. 1959 Canberra shootdown

    10 Apr 1959 · over Rawat, near Rawalpindi · not on the map