Narrative:
Around 17:20 the An-32 approached Palaly AFB. The aircraft crashed into the sea, shortly after the pilot had asked the runway lights to be switched on.
» Scramble 204(48)
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 22 November 1995 |
| Time: | 17:20 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-32B |
| Operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CR862 |
| MSN: | 3503 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 2 Ivchenko AI-20 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 56 / Occupants: 56 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 62 / Occupants: 62 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 13 km (8.1 mls) off Jaffna ( Sri Lanka)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Colombo (unknown airport), Sri Lanka |
| Jaffna-Palaly Air Base (JAF/VCCJ), Sri Lanka |
Around 17:20 the An-32 approached Palaly AFB. The aircraft crashed into the sea, shortly after the pilot had asked the runway lights to be switched on.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Water
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» Scramble 204(48)
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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