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'''Lionair Flight 602''' was a [[Lionair]] [[Antonov An-24|Antonov An-24RV]] which fell into the sea off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka. The aircraft departed [[Kankesanturai Airport]]with several high ranking military officials of the Sri Lankan Army on a flight to Colombo and disappeared from radar screens just after the pilot had reported depressurization. Initial reports indicated that the plane had been shot down by [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] rebels using [[MANPADS]]. All 7 crew and 48 passengers were killed.<ref name="ASN">{{ASN accident|id=19980929-0|type=Criminal Occurrence|accessdate=2006-11-23}}</ref> Following the downing of Flight LN 602 all civil aviation between Colombo and Jaffna was suspended for many months by the Civil Aviation Authority.<ref name="R1"/>
'''Lionair Flight 602''' was a [[Lionair]] [[Antonov An-24|Antonov An-24RV]] which fell into the sea off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka. The aircraft departed [[Kankesanturai Airport]] with several high ranking military officials of the Sri Lankan Army on a flight to Colombo and disappeared from radar screens just after the pilot had reported depressurization. Initial reports indicated that the plane had been shot down by [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] rebels using [[MANPADS]]. All 7 crew and 48 passengers were killed.<ref name="ASN">{{ASN accident|id=19980929-0|type=Criminal Occurrence|accessdate=2006-11-23}}</ref> Following the downing of Flight LN 602 all civil aviation between Colombo and Jaffna was suspended for many months by the Civil Aviation Authority.<ref name="R1"/>


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Revision as of 06:09, 4 January 2011

Lionair Flight 602
Occurrence
DateSeptember 29, 1998
SummaryShot down by LTTE [1]
Siteoff the cost of Jaffna
Aircraft typeAntonov An-24RV
OperatorAir Lanka
Flight originKankesanturai Airport, Jaffna, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
DestinationRatmalana Airport, Colombo, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Passengers48
Crew7
Fatalities55
Injuries0
Survivors0

Lionair Flight 602 was a Lionair Antonov An-24RV which fell into the sea off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka. The aircraft departed Kankesanturai Airport with several high ranking military officials of the Sri Lankan Army on a flight to Colombo and disappeared from radar screens just after the pilot had reported depressurization. Initial reports indicated that the plane had been shot down by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels using MANPADS. All 7 crew and 48 passengers were killed.[2] Following the downing of Flight LN 602 all civil aviation between Colombo and Jaffna was suspended for many months by the Civil Aviation Authority.[1]

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8°58′N 79°53′E / 8.967°N 79.883°E / 8.967; 79.883