Criminal Occurrence
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Statuts: | Préliminaire |
| Date: | 24 JUI 2001 |
| Heure: | 03:30 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Airbus A340-312 |
| Compagnie: | SriLankan Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | 4R-ADD |
| Numéro de série: | 036 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1994 |
| Moteurs: | 4 CFMI CFM56-5C3 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Colombo-Bandaranayake International Airport (CMB) (Sri Lanka) |
| Phase de vol: | En attente (STD) |
| Nature: | |
| Aéroport de départ: | - |
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Tamil Tiger rebels launched a major pre-dawn suicide attack on Colombo-Bandaranayake International Airport. The raid left at least 19 people dead, including 14 Tamil rebels, two army commandos and three air force personnel. Two of SriLankan Airlines' Airbus A.330 planes (4R-ALE and 4R-ALF) were destroyed, one A.320 (4R-ABA) and one of their A.340 planes (4R-ADD). Two other planes were damaged (A.340 4R-ADC and A.320 4R-ABB). A number of military planes were also damaged and destroyed.
Sources:
» SriLankan Airlines
» Reuters
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Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tels qui sont connus à ce jour.
