Narrative:
The aircraft crashed into the sea whilst on a maritime surveillance mission to check a suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) vessel on the north-eastern coast of Sri Lanka.
» Scramble 216
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 20 January 1997 |
| Time: | 05:15 |
| Type: |  Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II |
| Operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CR851 |
| MSN: | 0013 |
| First flight: | 1986 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Jaffna-Palaly Air Base (JAF) ( Sri Lanka)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jaffna-Palaly Air Base (JAF/VCCJ), Sri Lanka |
| Jaffna-Palaly Air Base (JAF/VCCJ), Sri Lanka |
The aircraft crashed into the sea whilst on a maritime surveillance mission to check a suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) vessel on the north-eastern coast of Sri Lanka.
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