Airplane Crash - Near Katunayake, Sri Lanka 11/15/1978
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Katunayake, Sri Lanka
| Date | 11/15/1978 |
| Time | 23:30 |
| Location | Near Katunayake, Sri Lanka |
| Operator | Loftleidir IcelandiAirlines |
| Route | Jeddah - Colombo |
| Type | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-Super 63CF |
| Registration | TF-FLA |
| Cn/In | 46020/415 |
| Aboard | 262 |
| Fatalities | 183 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The aircraft crashed short of the runway into a coconut plantation while attempting to land in heavy rain. Windshear. Excessive sink rate. Crew's non-conformance with approach procedures. Incorrect information supplied by the radar controller. Lack of an approach lighting system at Bandaranaike. |
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