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| Date: | Monday 16 October 2006 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  IAI Kfir C2 |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CF716 |
| MSN: | 165 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Negombo Lagoon, Gampaha -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |
| Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |
A Kfir fighter jet of the SLAF crashed into the Negombo Lagoon shortly after take off. The pilot ejected.
Based on the information available online it is very possible that CF716 was the aircraft involved.
Sources:
https://www.key.aero/forum/modern-military-aviation/64478-sri-lanka-air-force-2006?page=1
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2006/10/16/more-than-100-die-in-sri-lanka-blast
https://www.scramble.nl/database/accident#results
https://www.airforce.lk/epub06.php
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/sri-lankan-air-force-jet-crashes-near-colombo/story-iIvxOzDFZtRrTcwMRV4rrI.html
https://www.oneindia.com/2006/10/16/lanka-air-force-kfir-jet-crashes-into-lagoon-pilot-survives-1161012123.html
https://www.4aviation.nl/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Sri-Lanka-may11-Scramble-Stefan-Goossens.pdf
https://www.scramble.nl/database/military/lk#results
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2025 06:34 | Prometheus | Added |
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