Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 22 November 1995
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-32B
Owner/operator: Sri Lanka Air Force
Registration Number: CR862
Location: 13 km off Jaffna –
ÿ Sri Lanka
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 63 / Occupants: 63
Component Affected: An-32 aircraftAn-32 aircraft
Category: Accident
An-32 aircraft crashed into the sea around 17:20, following a pilot request to switch on runway lights. The aircraft was approaching Palaly AFB.An-32 aircraft crashed into the sea around 17:20, following a pilot request to switch on runway lights. The aircraft was approaching Palaly AFB.
Description
Around 17:20 the An-32 approached Palaly AFB. The aircraft crashed into the sea, shortly after the pilot had asked the runway lights to be switched on.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=964759025688555&set=a.458140806350382https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=964759025688555&set=a.458140806350382Primary Cause
Pilot request to switch on runway lights.Pilot request to switch on runway lights.Share on:
