India, June 14 -- An Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 transport aircraft crashed on Saturday morning while landing at Jorhat Air Force Station, Assam. Five IAF personnel on board were killed. The co-pilot survived and is receiving treatment. The IAF ordered a court of inquiry to ascertain the cause of the mishap. According to initial reports, the AN-32 aircraft went down within the Air Force Station premises, triggering a fire after the crash.

The personnel who lost their lives in the crash were identified as Squadron Leader Prashant Singh, Flight Lieutenant Shubham Kumar, Sergeant Jitendra Sharma, Agniveervayu Khemaram Kumawat and Agniveervayu Danish Alam.

"An IAF An-32 aircraft met with an accident during a routine sortie today at approxi...