Airplane Crash - Near Maskeliya, Sri Lanka 12/04/1974
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Maskeliya, Sri Lanka
| Date | 12/04/1974 |
| Time | 22:15 |
| Location | Near Maskeliya, Sri Lanka |
| Operator | Martinair Holland NV |
| Route | Surabaya - Jeddah |
| Type | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-55F |
| Registration | PH-MHB |
| Cn/In | 45818/242 |
| Aboard | 191 |
| Fatalities | 191 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The aircraft impacted high ground during approach. The crew descended below a safe altitude due to a position error resulting from misinterpretation of Doppler and weather radar. |
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