ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230003
Last updated: 16 October 2019
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| Date: | 18-AUG-2001 |
| Time: | c. 11:00 |
| Type: |  MiG-27M |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CF736 |
| C/n / msn: | 83712522013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Kurana -
 Sri Lanka
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kutunayake Air Base |
Crashed onto a row of houses near Air Base while undertaking an aerobatic display with MiG-27 CF-737 celebrate Aviation Day in the Ukraine. The Ukrainian pilot Capt L. Veralli was killed and six on ground injured. He had just completed a loop and was flying inverted, very low across the runway. As he tried to level off, the aircraft hit telephon wires and struck the ground.
Sources:
AFM October 2001, p72
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2019 18:45 | TB | Added |
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