Beschrijving:
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: | |
| Datum: | maandag 20 januari 1997 |
| Tijd: | 05:15 |
| Type: |  Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registratie: | CR851 |
| Constructienummer: | 0013 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1986 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 4 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 4 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | van Jaffna-Palaly Air Base (JAF) ( Sri Lanka)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | 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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