| Date: | Sunday 19 November 1978 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12B |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | L650 |
| MSN: | 6344210 |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 77 / Occupants: 77 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 0,5 km from Leh Airport (IXL) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chandigarh Airport (IXC/VICG) |
| Leh Airport (IXL/VILH) |
The Antonov crashed near Leh Airport, located at a 12870 feet altitude in the Himalaya Mountains.
The airplane struck a hut, killing a woman and burst into flames.
Sources:
Flight International 25 November 1978 (1920)
Soviet Transports (1994)
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