Colombo - Jaffna

On July 5, 1992 at 05:00 PM, Colombo - Jaffna experienced a crash involving Shaanxi Y-8, operated by Sri Lanka Air Force, with the event recorded near Iyakachchi Northern Province (<U+0BB5><U+0B9F> <U+0BAE><U+0BBE><U+0B95><U+0BBE><U+0BA3><U+0BAE><U+0BCD>).

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

19 people were known to be on board, 19 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 13, passenger fatalities: 13, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The aircraft departed Colombo on a flight to Jaffna, carrying military personnels, weapons and ammunition. While descending to Jaffna (Palaly) Airport, the four engine aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed near Iyakachchi, about 45 km east of Jaffna Airport. All 19 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CR-872, MSN 06 08 04, year of manufacture 1988.