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| Date: | Thursday 22 December 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Cinnamon Air |
| Registration: | 4R-CAF |
| MSN: | 20800337 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Kandy-Polgolla Reservoir Water Aerodrome (KDZ) -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Kandy-Polgolla Reservoir Water Aerodrome (KDZ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The float-equipped airplane, which had landed safely, was taxiing to the dock at the reservoir when it encountered a submerged tree trunk which damaged one float. There were no personal injuries.
Sources:
https://www.ft.lk/Travel-Tourism/cinnamon-air-aircraft-suffers-damage-but-no-disruptions-to-service/27-587874
https://www.dailymirror.lk/business-news/Cinnamon-Air-aircraft-suffers-damages/273-121362
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8709557
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2017 08:18 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Jan-2022 11:01 | Prometheus | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 01-Jan-2022 11:01 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 12-May-2022 06:36 | Prometheus | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 14-Feb-2025 11:55 | ASN | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
| 22-Feb-2025 20:21 | Prometheus | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 24-Feb-2025 07:12 | Prometheus | Updated [Location, Category, ] |
| 24-Feb-2025 08:15 | Prometheus | Updated |
| 24-Feb-2025 08:15 | ASN | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
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