2020 SLAF Y-12 Crash
.jpg) SCL-857, the aircraft involved in the accident, at 2017 Independence Day flypast | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 January 2020 |
| Site | Thambapillai area, Haputale, Sri Lanka |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Harbin Y-12 |
| Operator |  Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration | SCL-857 0021 (MSN)[1] |
| Flight origin | Weerawila Airport, Weerawila, Sri Lanka |
| Destination | Ratmalana Airport, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Injuries | 1 (Ground) |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 03 January 2020, a Harbin Y-12 belonging to the No. 8 Squadron at SLAF Katunayake, crashed on a surveillance mission impacted mountainous terrain near Haputale, Sri Lanka.
Accident
[edit]The aircraft crashed at 09:15 local time (04:45 UTC) in the Haputale, Sri Lanka. The crash site was 65 kilometers (35 nmi) north of Weerawila, and near the village of Ayspeella. All four Air Force personnel who were onboard were killed.[2][3][4] One Person injured on the ground as consequence of the crash.[5]
Air Force later identified the airmen killed in the crash as two pilots - Squadron Leader W.A.M.B.N.B Weebedda and Flight Lieutenant K.M.D.L. Kulatunga and two airmen – Sergeant D.W.R.Y Kumara and Leading Aircraftman N.L.D. Hettiarachchi.[6][5][2]
Aircraft
[edit]The aircraft involved was a Harbin Y-12 of the Sri Lanka Air Force. The aircraft was operated by the No. 8 Squadron at SLAF Katunayake.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Accident Harbin Y-12-II SCL-857, Friday 3 January 2020". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Court of Inquiry probes aircraft crash". news.lk. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "UPDATE : 4 dead in Haputale Plane crash". Newsfirst. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Four air force personnel killed in aircraft crash at Haputale". Ada Derana. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ a b "SLAF plane crash : Bandarawela Magistrate's Court orders Government Analyst to submit findings". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Postmortem of SLAF personnel killed in Haputale crash to be conducted today". Ada Derana. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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