Incident Overview
Date: Friday 28 April 1995
Aircraft Type: British Aerospace BAe-748-334 Srs. 2A
Owner/operator: Sri Lanka Air Force
Registration Number: CR835
Location: 0,2 km from Jaffna-Palaly AFB (JAF) –
ÿ Sri Lanka
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 47 / Occupants: 47
Component Affected: Right wingRight wing
An aircraft operating on a flight to Colombo, Sri Lanka, experienced a catastrophic engine fire due to a SAM missile strike by Tamil separatists near Palaly AFB. The aircraft crashed after being approximately 200 meters short of the runway.An aircraft operating on a flight to Colombo, Sri Lanka, experienced a catastrophic engine fire due to a SAM missile strike by Tamil separatists near Palaly AFB. The aircraft crashed after being approximately 200 meters short of the runway.
Description
The aircraft, operating on a flight for the Sri Lankan Air Force to Colombo, took off from Palaly AFB in heavy rain. On climbout the no. 2 engine caught fire and the crew had to return. On final approach (200 m short of the runway) the right wing failed and the aircraft crashed. Reports say the engine caught fire after being hit by a SAM missile fired by Tamil separatists.
Source of Information
https://www.airforce.lk/news.php?news=5945https://www.airforce.lk/news.php?news=5945Primary Cause
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