4R-HVA
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- April 29, 1995Accident
The aircraft was completing a flight from Anuradhapura to Jaffna-Palaly Airport on behalf of the Sri Lanka Air Force. On final approach, at an altitude of 3,000 feet, the aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed in a huge explosion. All 52 occupants were killed, among them 44 soldiers, two policemen, three journalists and three crew members. Probable cause (official findings): Shot down by a surface-to-air missile fired by Tamil separatists.