Plane crashes in Sri Lanka

27 crashes in Sri Lanka since 1944, with 817 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 27
• Fatal crashes: 20
• Fatalities: 817
• First recorded: May 6, 1944
• Most recent: January 3, 2020

Deadliest

1. December 4, 1974: Douglas DC-8, Maskeliya Central Province, Sri Lanka (191 fatalities)
2. November 15, 1978: Douglas DC-8, Colombo-Bandaranaike Western Province, Sri Lanka (183 fatalities)
3. September 12, 1995: Antonov AN-32, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka (75 fatalities)
4. November 22, 1995: Antonov AN-32, Jaffna (Palaly), Northern Province, Sri Lanka (63 fatalities)
5. September 29, 1998: Antonov AN-24, Iranativu Island, Northern Province, Sri Lanka (55 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Antonov (8)
• Avro (5)
• Shaanxi (3)
• Douglas (2)
• Harbin (2)
• Lockheed (2)
• Consolidated (1)
• De Havilland (1)
• Handley Page (1)
• Ilyushin (1)
• Vickers (1)

Aircraft

• Antonov AN-32 (5)
• Avro 748 (3)
• Shaanxi Y-8 (3)
• Avro 685 York (2)
• Douglas DC-8 (2)
• Harbin Yunsunji Y-12 (2)
• Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (2)
• Antonov AN-12 (1)
• Antonov AN-24 (1)
• Antonov AN-26 (1)
• Consolidated B-24 Liberator (1)
• De Havilland DH.104 Dove (1)

Years

• 1995 (5)
• 1978 (2)
• 1986 (2)
• 1997 (2)
• 2000 (2)
• 1944 (1)
• 1945 (1)
• 1947 (1)
• 1951 (1)
• 1958 (1)
• 1961 (1)
• 1974 (1)

All crashes

• January 3, 2020: Harbin Yunsunji Y-12, Haputale, Uva, Sri Lanka (4 fatalities)
• December 12, 2014: Antonov AN-32, Hokandara, Western Province, Sri Lanka (5 fatalities)
• February 4, 2004: Ilyushin II-18, Colombo-Bandaranaike, Western Province, Sri Lanka (0 fatalities)
• June 14, 2003: Antonov AN-32, Jaffna (Palaly), Northern Province, Sri Lanka (0 fatalities)
• August 15, 2002: Shaanxi Y-8, Colombo-Ratmalana, Western Province, Sri Lanka (5 fatalities)
• March 30, 2000: Antonov AN-26, Anuradhapura, North Central Province, Sri Lanka (40 fatalities)
• March 24, 2000: Antonov AN-12, Colombo-Bandaranaike, Western Province, Sri Lanka (9 fatalities)
• September 29, 1998: Antonov AN-24, Iranativu Island, Northern Province, Sri Lanka (55 fatalities)
• February 21, 1997: Antonov AN-32, Colombo-Ratmalana, Western Province, Sri Lanka (4 fatalities)
• January 20, 1997: Harbin Yunsunji Y-12, Jaffna (Palaly), Northern Province, Sri Lanka (4 fatalities)
• November 22, 1995: Antonov AN-32, Jaffna (Palaly), Northern Province, Sri Lanka (63 fatalities)
• November 18, 1995: Shaanxi Y-8, Jaffna (Palaly), Northern Province, Sri Lanka (5 fatalities)
• September 12, 1995: Antonov AN-32, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka (75 fatalities)
• April 29, 1995: Avro 748, Jaffna (Palaly), Northern Province, Sri Lanka (52 fatalities)
• April 28, 1995: Avro 748, Jaffna (Palaly), Northern Province, Sri Lanka (45 fatalities)
• July 5, 1992: Shaanxi Y-8, Iyakachchi, Northern Province, Sri Lanka (19 fatalities)
• May 3, 1986: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, Colombo-Bandaranaike, Western Province, Sri Lanka (21 fatalities)
• May 3, 1986: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, Colombo-Bandaranaike, Western Province, Sri Lanka (21 fatalities)
• November 15, 1978: Douglas DC-8, Colombo-Bandaranaike Western Province, Sri Lanka (183 fatalities)
• September 7, 1978: Avro 748, Colombo-Ratmalana Western Province, Sri Lanka (0 fatalities)
• December 4, 1974: Douglas DC-8, Maskeliya Central Province, Sri Lanka (191 fatalities)
• November 15, 1961: Vickers Viscount, Colombo-Ratmalana Western Province, Sri Lanka (0 fatalities)
• December 18, 1958: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Trincomalee-China Bay Eastern Province, Sri Lanka (5 fatalities)
• April 12, 1951: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Negombo Western Province, Sri Lanka (0 fatalities)
• March 18, 1947: Avro 685 York, Negombo Western Province, Sri Lanka (11 fatalities)
• December 10, 1945: Avro 685 York, Negombo Western Province, Sri Lanka (0 fatalities)
• May 6, 1944: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Puttalam North Western Province, Sri Lanka (0 fatalities)