CR-871
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- November 18, 1995Accident
The aircraft was approaching Palaly AFB in Jaffna following a flight from Colombo, carrying six crew members and supply equipments. On final, the aircraft was shot down by a 20 mm shell and crashed in the sea about 3 km offshore. A crew member was rescued while five other occupants were killed. Probable cause (official findings): Shot down by a shell fired by soldiers from the 'Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam'.