Antonov AN-32 crash, Nov 22, 1995 (63 killed), Jaffna (Pa...
Antonov AN-32 accident on November 22, 1995 near Jaffna (Palaly), Northern Province, Sri Lanka with 63 fatalities. Cause: Believed to have been shot...
- Date: November 22, 1995
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-32
- Location: Jaffna (Palaly), Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- Fatalities: 63
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Believed to have been shot down by a shell fired by LTTE forces. Not confirmed by an official report.
A Sri Lanka Air Force An-32 was on approach to Palaly after asking for brighter approach lights. It lost control and crashed into the sea a few kilometres short of the runway. All 63 occupants were killed. The loss is attributed to LTTE fire, but this attribution is not independently confirmed.