Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 3 May 1986
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 100
Owner/operator: Air Lanka
Registration Number: 4R-ULD
Location: Colombo-Katunayake International Airport (CMB/VCBI) –
ÿ Sri Lanka
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 128
Component Affected: The aircraft’s Fly Away Kit.The aircraft’s Fly Away Kit.
Category: Unlawful Interference
A bomb detonated during the loading of a flight to Male, resulting in significant delays. The Sri Lankan government attributed the explosion to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a deliberate act of sabotage to impede peace talks.A bomb detonated during the loading of a flight to Male, resulting in significant delays. The Sri Lankan government attributed the explosion to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a deliberate act of sabotage to impede peace talks.
Description
The ‘City of Colombo’ was damaged during the loading of the plane for the flight to Male. This caused some delay. During the boarding of the plane a bomb, hidden in the aircraft’s ‘Fly Away Kit’, exploded. The Sri Lankan government concluded that the bomb was planted by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to sabotage peace talks between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan government.
Primary Cause
Explosion caused by a hidden bomb within the aircraft’s Fly Away Kit.Explosion caused by a hidden bomb within the aircraft’s Fly Away Kit.Share on:
