Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 29 September 1998
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24RV
Owner/operator: Lionair, lsf Gomelavia
Registration Number: EW-46465
Location: off Iranativu, Gulf of Mannar –
ÿ Sri Lanka
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 55 / Occupants: 55
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Investigating Agency: CAASLCAASL
Category: Unlawful Interference
A Lionair flight 602 experienced a sudden disappearance from radar screens during ascent to FL140, shortly after the pilot reported depressurization. The aircraft was shot down by LTTE rebels, resulting in a crash into the sea. Significant wreckage was recovered in May 2013, with no voice or data recorders present.A Lionair flight 602 experienced a sudden disappearance from radar screens during ascent to FL140, shortly after the pilot reported depressurization. The aircraft was shot down by LTTE rebels, resulting in a crash into the sea. Significant wreckage was recovered in May 2013, with no voice or data recorders present.
Description
Lionair Flight 602 departed Jaffna-Palaly Air Force Base for a 65-minte flight to Colombo at 13:40. The plane disappeared from radar screens while climbing to FL140, just after the pilot had reported depressurization. The Antonov had been leased from the Belarus company Gomelavia. Indications are that the plane was shot down by LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) rebels. The aircraft crashed into the sea. Some 30% of the wreckage was salvaged in May 2013. No trace of the voice or data recorders was found.
Source of Information
https://www.caa.lk/images/stories/pdf/aiu_report/18_Report_final_Lionair_LN602.pdfhttps://www.caa.lk/images/stories/pdf/aiu_report/18_Report_final_Lionair_LN602.pdfPrimary Cause
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