| SCL-857 Crash | |
| Occurrence Type: | Accident |
| Site: | Thambapillai area, Haputale, Sri Lanka |
| Aircraft Type: | Harbin Y-12 |
| Tail Number: | SCL-857 0021 (MSN)[1] |
| Origin: | Weerawila Airport, Weerawila, Sri Lanka |
| Destination: | Ratmalana Airport, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Crew: | 4 |
| Injuries: | 1 (Ground) |
| Fatalities: | 4 |
| Survivors: | 0 |
On 03 January 2020, a Harbin Y-12 belonging to the No. 8 Squadron at SLAF Katunayake, crashed on a surveillance mission impacted mountainous terrain near Haputale, Sri Lanka.
The aircraft crashed at 09:15 local time (04:45 UTC) in the Haputale, Sri Lanka. The crash site was 65km (40miles) north of Weerawila, and near the village of Ayspeella. All four Air Force personnel who were onboard were killed.[2] [3] [4] One Person injured on the ground as consequence of the crash.[5]
Air Force later identified the airmen killed in the crash as two pilots - Squadron Leader W.A.M.B.N.B Weebedda and Flight Lieutenant K.M.D.L. Kulatunga and two airmen – Sergeant D.W.R.Y Kumara and Leading Aircraftman N.L.D. Hettiarachchi.[6]
The aircraft involved was a Harbin Y-12 of the Sri Lanka Air Force. The aircraft was operated by the No. 8 Squadron at SLAF Katunayake.