CR-873
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- August 15, 2002Accident
The crew departed Colombo-Ratmalana Airport for a local post maintenance test flight as one of the engine has been changed. During climbout, an engine caught fire. The crew was cleared to return for an emergency landing when the engine exploded and separated from the aircraft. Out of control, the airplane crashed in an open field, bursting into flames. All five crew members were killed. It was reported that the engine that caught fire was not the one that has been changed. Probable cause (offic