Saptha Kanya ගුවන් අනතුරේ ඇත්ත කතාව True story of plane crash Sri Lanka Martin Air DC8

Saptha Kanya Guwan Anathura Martinair Flight 138

The flight was travelling from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Colombo, Sri Lanka On 4 December 1974. The aircraft crashed on the fifth mountain of a range of hills known as "Saptha Kanya = Seven virgin hills ) at Therberton estate, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka. It crashed at around 40 miles from Colombo International Airport, Katunayake.
The Martin Air DC8 flight was operating behalf of Garuda Indonesia. Flight departed Surabaya, Indonesia heading to Jeddah planning a stop at Bandaranaike Airport, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Investigators listed the cause of the accident to be a "collision with rising terrain as the crew descended the aircraft below safe altitude owing to incorrect identification of their position vis-a-vis the airport.

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