| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | November 15, 1978 |
| Time: | 2330 |
| Location: | Near Katunayake, Sri Lanka |
| Operator: | Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines |
| Flight #: | 001 |
| Route: | Jeddah - Colombo |
| AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-Super 63CF |
| Registration: | TF-FLA |
| cn / ln: | 46020/415 |
| Aboard: | 262 (passengers:249 crew:13) |
| Fatalities: | 183 (passengers:175 crew:8) |
| 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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