List of aviation accidents and incidents in Sri Lanka
This article lists some of the aviation accidents and incidents in Sri Lanka from the 1910s to the 2000s.
1910s
1960
- On February 1, 1960, a Jet Provost of the Royal Ceylon Air Force preparing for the fly past on Independence Day flamed out shortly after take-off. The pilot ejected safely and the plane crashed into the Negombo Lagoon.[3]
1966
- A Jet provost crashed into the coconut trees surrounding Katunayake airport killing its pilot Flt Sgt Shaheer Sally
1970s
- April 12, 1971, a Jet Provost of the Royal Ceylon Air Force crashed in Trincomalee killing its pilot.[3]
- November 15, 1978, the Icelandic Airlines Flight 001 a Douglas DC-8 crash on approach to Colombo International Airport, killed 8 of the 13 Icelandic crew members, 5 reserve crew members and 170 (mostly Indonesian) out of a total of 262 passengers and crew.
- December 4, 1974 the Martinair Flight 138, a Douglas DC-8 crash into a mountain on approach to Colombo International Airport killing all 191 people aboard.
1980s
- On May 3, 1986 Air Lanka Flight 512 which was a Lockheed L-1011 Tristar that was about to depart to Maldives, having been delayed, when it was ripped in two by a bomb placed by the LTTE in the 'Fly Away Kit', killing 21 people and wounding 41.[4]
1990s
- On September 13, 1990 a SLAF SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 was shot down by the LTTE due to AA fire; the pilot was killed.[5]
- July 5, 1992 a SLAF Shaanxi Y-8 crashed in Iyakatchitchy en route to Palay kill all 20 on board, LTTE claimed to have shot it down.[5]
- On July 14, 1992 a SLAF SIAI-Marchetti SF.260TP was shot down by LTTE; the pilot was killed.[5]
- On October 13, 1992 a SLAF FMA IA 58 Pucará crashed near Jaffna.[5]
- On April 28, 1995 a SLAF Avro 748 was shot down by the LTTE using a man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) killing all 51 crew and passengers.[6][7]
- On April 29, 1995 a second SLAF Avro 748 was shot down by the LTTE using a MANPADS killing all 54 crew and passengers.[6][7]
- On July 14, 1995, a SLAF FMA IA 58 Pucará was shotdown by the LTTE using a MANPADS during fierce fighting in the Northern Province, near Jaffna, killing its pilot.[8][9][10]
- On September 13, 1995 an Antonov An-32 was missed, killing all 7 crew and 78 passengers.[11]
- On September 29, 1998 an Antonov An-24RV operating as Lionair Flight 602 was shot down by the LTTE using a MANPADS, killing all 7 crew and 48 passengers.[11]
2000s
- In August 2000, a Sri Lanka Air Force MiG-27 crashed near Colombo International Airport, killing its Ukrainian pilot.[3]
- An LTTE attack on July 24, 2001 on the ground attack on the Colombo International Airport, resulted in destruction 8 SLAF aircraft and 3 Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus A330s and Airbus A340s.[3]
- In June 2004, a MiG-27 crashed into the sea near the Colombo International Airport.[3]
- On October 22, 2007 a raid on SLAF Anuradhapura by LTTE resulted in 8 SLAF aircraft destroyed on the ground and another 10 damaged. A SLAF Bell 212 that was deployed for air defense during the attack crashed due to mechanical problems killing its crew.[3]
2010s
- On March 2, 2011 two SLAF IAI Kfirs on rehearsal for a fly past resulted in a mid air collision. Pilots of both air craft ejected but one of the pilots were killed.[12]
- On 13 February 2012 a SLAF MiG 27 crashed in Dummalasuriya area in Puttlam while on a routine training flight, pilot managed to eject from the jet without sustaining injuries.[13]
- On 12 December 2014, a Sri Lankan Air Force, An-32 transport aircraft carrying 5 people crashed on approach to land at the Rathmalana Airport after taking off from Katunayaka Bandaranayake International Airport. The pilot, co-pilot and two of the air crew where killed in the crash and the fifth crew member suffered critical injuries and later died of his injuries.[14]
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- Criminal Occurrence description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 23 November 2006.
- Sri Lanka Air Force temporarily suspends flying of Kfirs following crash of two jets
- MiG 27 jet crashes
- "Plane crash in Athurugiriya". Daily Mirror. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
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