- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | September 29, 1998 |
Time: | 1350 |
Location: | Off Mannar, Sri Lanka |
Operator: | Lionair |
Flight #: | 602 |
Route: | Jaffna - Colombo |
AC Type: | Antonov AN-24RV |
Registration: | EW-46465 |
cn / ln: | 27307901 |
Aboard: | 55 (passengers:48 crew:7) |
Fatalities: | 55 (passengers:48 crew:7) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Ten minutes after taking off from Jaffna, the plane disappeared from radar. The aircraft crashed into the sea 35 nm north of Mannar. The plane was shot down by LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) rebels. |
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