Shaanxi Y-8 crash, Nov 18, 1995 (5 killed), Jaffna (Palaly)
Shaanxi Y-8 accident on November 18, 1995 near Jaffna (Palaly), Northern Province, Sri Lanka with 5 fatalities. Cause: Probably shot down by LTTE shell...
- Date: November 18, 1995
- Aircraft: Shaanxi Y-8
- Location: Jaffna (Palaly), Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Probably shot down by LTTE shell fire. The attribution is from a single database and is not independently confirmed.
A Sri Lankan military Shaanxi Y-8 flying supplies from Colombo to Palaly was reportedly hit by a 20 mm shell on final approach. It came down in the sea about 3 km offshore. One crew member was rescued and five were killed.