EW-46465 — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

September 29, 1998AccidentHull loss
The aircraft departed Palaly Airport at 1340LT on a schedule flight to Colombo, carrying 48 passengers and seven crew members. While climbing to an altitude of 8,000 feet, the captain contacted ATC and reported a cabin depressurization following an explosion.
Antonov AN-24 · 55 fatalities
It was determined that the aircraft was shot down by a LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) rebels surface-to-air missile. Full accident record