Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 13 September 1995
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-32B
Owner/operator: Sri Lanka Air Force
Registration Number: CR861
Location: off Ja-Ela –
ÿ Sri Lanka
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 75 / Occupants: 75
Category: Accident
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Description
Whilst in the cruise at 8000 feet in rain, instrument problems were encountered and it was decided to return to the departure airport, Colombo-Ratmalana Airport (RML). Some 20 minutes after take off radar contact was lost and the aircraft crashed into the sea off Ja-Ela.
Source of Information
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