Lockheed L-1011 TriStar crash, May 3, 1986 (21 killed), C...
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar accident on May 3, 1986 near Colombo-Bandaranaike, Western Province, Sri Lanka with 21 fatalities. Cause: A bomb concealed in a...
- Date: May 3, 1986
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
- Location: Colombo-Bandaranaike, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Fatalities: 21
- Phase of flight: Parked
- Cause: A bomb concealed in a spare parts kit; the Sri Lankan government attributed the attack to the LTTE.
An Air Lanka Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 100 was on the ground at Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo, on 3 May 1986 preparing to fly on to Male. A bomb hidden in a fly away kit of spare parts exploded and broke the aircraft in two, destroying it.