Douglas DC-8 crash, Nov 15, 1978 (183 killed), Colombo-Ba...
Douglas DC-8 accident on November 15, 1978 near Colombo-Bandaranaike Western Province, Sri Lanka with 183 fatalities.
- Date: November 15, 1978
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-8
- Location: Colombo-Bandaranaike Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Fatalities: 183
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
Loftleidir DC-8-63CF TF-FLA, a Hajj charter carrying Indonesian pilgrims from Jeddah to Surabaya with a stop in Colombo, crashed about 2 km short of runway 22 at Colombo-Katunayake (Bandaranaike) airport on 15 November 1978. 183 of 262 occupants were killed, and the aircraft was destroyed by post-crash fire.