Overview
- Footage and eyewitness accounts show an Antonov AN-32 heavily damaged and on fire after a crash-landing at Jorhat Air Force Station on Saturday, June 13, 2026.
- Firefighting and rescue teams from the base and local services responded immediately and secured the scene while operations to extinguish the blaze and search the wreckage continued.
- The Indian Air Force said the pilot is feared dead but has not released an official casualty count or confirmed how many personnel were aboard.
- The IAF has ordered a court of inquiry to establish cause and sequence of events, with investigators expected to examine landing procedures, weather, and aircraft systems.
- The AN-32 is a long-serving workhorse for remote and high-altitude missions and its record of past accidents plus Jorhat’s challenging weather and terrain mean the crash will intensify scrutiny of fleet safety and replacement plans.