Douglas DC-8 crash, Dec 4, 1974 (191 killed), Maskeliya C...
Douglas DC-8 accident on December 4, 1974 near Maskeliya Central Province, Sri Lanka with 191 fatalities. Cause: Collision with rising terrain during...
- Date: December 4, 1974
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-8
- Location: Maskeliya Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Fatalities: 191
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Collision with rising terrain during descent after the crew misidentified their position relative to the airport (investigation as reported in secondary sources)
A Martinair DC8 flying a hajj charter for Garuda struck a mountain slope near Maskeliya while descending toward Colombo at night in poor visibility. All 191 people on board were killed.