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| Date: | Saturday 5 May 1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CH543 |
| MSN: | 31239 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sigiriya, Matale -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hingurakgoda Airport (HIM/VCCH) |
Crashed in thick jungle during a search operation.
Sources:
Scramble
The Indian Express 7 May 1990, p13
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 05-Jun-2014 09:54 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jan-2019 20:41 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2021 10:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 08-Jan-2022 09:17 | Prometheus | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Feb-2025 07:30 | Prometheus | Updated [Location, Embed code, ] |
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