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| Date: | Thursday 1 March 2007 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Nanchang PT-6A |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CT185 |
| MSN: | 6432027 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Anuradhapura Airport -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ/VCCA) |
| Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ/VCCA) |
The military training aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Anuradhapura Airport. Both pilot and trainee died in the crash.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170720192702/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/Sri_Lanka.htm
http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2007/3/12755.html
https://www.scramble.nl/database/military/lk#results
https://fullfatthings-keyaero.b-cdn.net/sites/keyaero/files/comment_forum/2006/09/22/CT%20185_0.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2014 16:21 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Dec-2014 16:22 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 15-Dec-2020 12:46 | Cobar | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2021 10:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Registration, Operator, ] |
| 05-Jan-2022 08:48 | Prometheus | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jan-2022 09:35 | Prometheus | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 01-Nov-2023 07:11 | Prometheus | Updated |
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