26
Mar
Douglas DC-8-55F – PH-MBH
Martinair Holland flight MP138, a Douglas DC-8-55, impacted a mountain near Maskeliya, Sri Lanka, killing all 191 occupants. The aircr...
26
Mar
Airbus A330-243 – 4R-ALA
SriLankan Flight UL 316 had landed from Kuala Lumpur and had stopped at a stand. During the disembarkation of passengers, a ground vehi...
26
Mar
Boeing 747-368 – HZ-AIP
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-781 was cleared by air traffic control for its scheduled passenger flight from Bandaranaike Internatio...
26
Mar
Airbus A330-243 – 4R-ALD
Aircraft rapidly filled with smoke when the flight was about the enter the runway for departure. An emergency evaciation was carried ou...
26
Mar
Antonov An-12BK – RA-11302
Sky Cabs flight SCB 701 originated in Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Sri Lanka at 01:40 hours. It landed in Bangkok-...
26
Mar
Antonov An-24RV – EW-46465
Lionair Flight 602 departed Jaffna-Palaly Air Force Base for a 65-minte flight to Colombo at 13:40. The plane disappeared from radar sc...
26
Mar
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF – TF-FLA
Loftleidir flight LL001, a DC-8-60, crashed while on approach to Colombo-Katunayake Airport, Sri Lanka, killing 183 occupants; 79 survi...
26
Mar
Douglas DC-6A – G-APON
The aircraft was engaged on a non-scheduled flight, carrying freight from London to Adelaide, via Aden and Colombo. During the landing ...
26
Mar
Vickers 768D Viscount – VT-DIH
The Indian Airlines Viscount touched down about one third down the runway of Colombo-Ratmalana. The gear then retracted, causing the pl...
26
Mar
Handley Page Hastings C.1 – TG552
The Hastings transport plane crashed on landing. It went off the left side of the runway and ground looped 180 degrees.