Lionair Flight 602
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Lionair Flight 602 was a Lionair Antonov An-24RV which crashed into the sea off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka on 29 September 1998. The aircraft departed Jaffna Airport with 48 passengers and a crew of seven; it disappeared from radar screens ten minutes into the flight. Initial reports indicated that the plane had been shot down by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) using a man-portable surface-to-air missile, which has since been confirmed. All aboard were presumed killed.
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Date | 29 September 1998 |
Summary | Shot down by a missile fired from a MANPADS |
Site | Off the coast of Iranaitivu, Mannar District, Sri Lanka 8°58′N 79°53′E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Antonov An-24RV |
Operator | Lionair |
Registration | EW-46465 |
Flight origin | Kankesanturai Airport, Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
Destination | Ratmalana Airport, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Occupants | 55 |
Passengers | 48 |
Crew | 7 |
Fatalities | 55 |
Survivors | 0 |
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