ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230003
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| Date: | Saturday 18 August 2001 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Mikoyan MiG-27M |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CF736 |
| MSN: | 83712522013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near SLAF Base Katunayake -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |
| Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |
Crashed onto a row of houses near the airport while undertaking an aerobatic display with MiG-27M CF737 to celebrate Aviation Day in Ukraine. The Ukrainian pilot Capt L. Veralli was killed and a few on the ground were injured. He had just completed a loop and was flying inverted, very low across the runway. As he tried to level off, the aircraft hit telephone wires and struck the ground.
Sources:
AFM October 2001, p72
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/040613/columns/sitrep.html
https://www.alamy.com/a-sri-lankan-policeman-inspects-the-crash-site-of-a-sri-lankan-air-force-fighter-jet-near-the-countrys-only-international-airport-near-colombo-on-august-18-2001-the-russian-built-mig-27-aircraft-smashed-into-a-row-of-houses-killing-the-ukrainian-pilot-less-than-one-kilometre-06-mile-from-the-bandaranaike-international-airport-which-was-attacked-last-month-by-a-tamil-tiger-guerrilla-suicide-squad-alcp-image381259100.html
https://www.alamy.com/sri-lankan-airmen-guard-the-crash-site-of-a-sri-lankan-air-force-fighter-jet-near-the-countrys-only-international-airport-near-colombo-on-august-18-2001-the-russian-built-mig-27-aircraft-smashed-into-a-row-of-houses-killing-the-ukrainian-pilot-less-than-one-kilometre-06-mile-from-the-bandaranaike-international-airport-which-was-attacked-last-month-by-a-tamil-tiger-guerrilla-suicide-squad-alcp-image381156808.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2019 18:45 | TB | Added |
| 05-Jan-2022 08:42 | Prometheus | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2023 20:12 | Nepa | Updated [[Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 07-Oct-2023 07:45 | Prometheus | Updated [[[Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]] |
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