ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 323000
| Date: | Thursday 15 August 2002 |
| Time: | 12:35 |
| Type: |  Shaanxi Yunshuji Y-8B |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CR873 |
| MSN: | 070802 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Engine model: | Zhuzhou WJ6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kadjuduwa Watta -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Colombo-Ratmalana Airport (RML/VCCC) |
| Colombo-Ratmalana Airport (RML/VCCC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Chinese built Y-8 transport plane taken off from the Ratmalana Airport at 12:25 pm on a test flight because one the engines had been changed. Ten minutes later the crew radioed that the flight had developed engine trouble. They tried to return, but the plane crashed into a paddy field and caught fire.
Reportedly one engine (not the one that had been replaced) caught fire and broke away from the plane.
Sources:
Daily Mirror
Thomas Brügge
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation