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| Date: | Monday 7 August 2023 |
| Time: | 11:27 |
| Type: |  Nanchang PT-6A |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | SBT-195 |
| MSN: | 7132007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Trincomalee-China Bay Airport (TRR/VCCT) -
 Sri Lanka
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Trincomalee-China Bay Airport (TRR/VCCT) |
| Trincomalee-China Bay Airport (TRR/VCCT) |
A SLAF Nanchang PT-6 crashed in China Bay Airport during a test flight. The pilot and engineering officer on board unfortunately didn't survive.
Sources:
https://www.adaderana.lk/news/92489/two-dead-after-training-aircraft-crashes-near-china-bay
https://english.newsfirst.lk/2023/8/7/air-force-training-aircraft-crashes-in-china-bay-killing-pilot-and-engineer
https://island.lk/two-dead-after-slaf-pt6-crashes-in-trincomalee/
https://www.airforce.lk/news.php?news=6160
https://www.scramble.nl/database/military/lk#results
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2023 07:42 | Prometheus | Added |
| 07-Aug-2023 08:20 | Anon. | Updated |
| 07-Aug-2023 09:49 | Prometheus | Updated |
| 08-Aug-2023 06:02 | Prometheus | Updated |
| 25-Sep-2023 19:23 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 01-Nov-2023 07:11 | Prometheus | Updated |
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