Accident FMA IA 58A Pucara CA601,
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Date:Friday 14 July 1995
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic IA58 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
FMA IA 58A Pucara
Owner/operator:Sri Lanka Air Force
Registration: CA601
MSN: 100
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Pandatharippu, Jaffna -   Sri Lanka
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Jaffna-Palaly Airport (JAF/VCCJ)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The aircraft was shot down by the LTTE soon after attacking a target. The pilot was unfortunately killed in the crash.

Sources:

https://medium.com/tales-from-the-long-war/the-pucar%C3%A1-at-war-841512f91169

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
13 October 1993 CA601 Sri Lanka Air Force 0 near Jaffna unk

Revision history:

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