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| Date: | Monday 25 May 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 4R-CEA |
| MSN: | 998 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | -
 Sri Lanka
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft was getting transported at night by truck. Unfortunately while on the way, a bus which was trying to overtake the truck, struck the elevators of the aircraft, damaging them badly.
Sources:
https://aviadoradeceilan.medium.com/flying-the-lake-buccaneer-la200-cab4d04fee62
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 January 1970 | 4R-CEA | Private | 0 | China Bay Harbour, Trincomalee | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2025 11:13 | Prometheus | Added |
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