Lionair Flight LN 602

Lionair Flight LN 602

Infobox Airliner accident|name=Lionair Flight LN 602
Date=October 07, 1998
Type=Shot down by Terrorist [http://in.rediff.com/news/2000/apr/04lanka.htm More than ever, Eelam seems a reality now, by Major General Ashok K Mehta ] ]
Site=off the cost of Jaffna
Fatalities=55
Injuries=0
Aircraft Type=Tristar
Tail Number=
Ship name=
Origin=Kankesanturai Airport, Jaffna, Sri Lanka flagicon|Sri Lanka
Stopover= Last stopover=Destination= Ratmalana Airport, Colombo, Sri Lanka flagicon|Sri Lanka
Operator=Air Lanka
Passengers=48
Crew=7
Survivors =0

Lionair Flight LN 602 was a Lionair Antonov An-24RV which fell into the sea off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka under mysterious circumstances. The aircraft departed Kankesanturai Airport 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. [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19980929-0 Aviation Safety Network] retrieved 23 November 2006] Following the downing of Flight LN 602 all civil aviation between Colombo and Jaffna was suspended for many months by the Civil Aviation Authority. [ [http://www.infolanka.com/org/kalaya/new067.htm LIONAIR PLANE SHOT BY LTTE] ]

See also

* List of attacks attributed to the LTTE
* Sri Lankan Civil War

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