Last updated: 25 October 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 12 September 1995 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-32B |
| Operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CR861 |
| MSN: | 3502 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 2 Ivchenko AI-20 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 70 / Occupants: 70 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 75 / Occupants: 75 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 4 km (2.5 mls) N off Colombo ( Sri Lanka)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Colombo-Ratmalana Airport (RML/VCCC), Sri Lanka |
| Jaffna-Palaly Air Base (JAF/VCCJ), Sri Lanka |
Instrument problems forced the crew to return to Colombo-Ratmalana. The Antonov lost control and crashed into the sea.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» Flight International 20-26 September 1995 (16)
» Scramble 197(67)
» Scramble 200(40)
» Scramble 204(48)
» Volkskrant 16.09.95(6)
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Colombo-Ratmalana Airport to Jaffna-Palaly Air Base as the crow flies is 329 km (206 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Colombo-Ratmalana Airport to Jaffna-Palaly Air Base as the crow flies is 329 km (206 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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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Antonov An-32
- 357 built
- 26th loss
- 15th fatal accident
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