What the records say
- When
- 7 Feb 1968
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 34.13° N, 77.53° E
- Description
- 1968 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 102
1968 Indian Air Force An-12 crash
1968 aviation accident
On 7 February 1968, an Antonov An-12 turboprop transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force piloted by Flight Lieutenant Harkewal Singh and Squadron Leader Pran Nath Malhotra, disappeared while flying to Leh Airport from Chandigarh. Flight 203 was on approach to Leh when the pilot decided to turn back due to inclement weather, the aircraft then went missing with the last radio contact over the Rohtang Pass.
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