Shaanxi Y-8 crash, Jul 5, 1992 (19 killed), Iyakachchi
Shaanxi Y-8 accident on July 5, 1992 near Iyakachchi, Northern Province, Sri Lanka with 19 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by a surface-to-air missile...
- Date: July 5, 1992
- Aircraft: Shaanxi Y-8
- Location: Iyakachchi, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Shot down by a surface-to-air missile during the descent; the sources reviewed do not name the group responsible.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 carrying military personnel, weapons and ammunition from Colombo to Jaffna was shot down near Iyakachchi on 5 July 1992 while descending toward Palaly. All 19 occupants, six crew and 13 passengers, were killed. The source records attribute the loss to a surface-to-air missile.