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Crash of a Harbin Yunsunji Y-12-II in Haputale: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 3, 2020
Type of aircraft:
Harbin Yunsunji Y-12
Operator:
Registration:
SCL-857
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wirawila - Colombo
MSN:
0021
YOM:
1990
Location:
Haputale
Uva (ஊவா)
Country:
Sri Lanka
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Haputale while completing a survey flight from Wirawila to Colombo-Ratmalana Airport. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and all four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Golconda: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7506
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Location:
Golconda
Uva (ஊவா)
Country:
Sri Lanka
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While cruising in bad weather conditions, the airplane crashed on hilly terrain in Golconda. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L John Theodore Bouwens, pilot,
F/Sgt Arthur Peter Griffiths, observer,
F/Sgt David Fisher, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
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