Icelandic Airlines Flight 001

183Fatalities

79Survivors

262On board

Accident details

Date: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Location: Xxxxxxx
Country: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Operator: XX-XXXX
Aircraft: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxx
Registration: Xxxxxxxxx
From: 000
Stopover: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
To: Xxxxxxx
Passengers: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Crew: XX-XXXX
Injuries: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxx
Summary: Xxxxxxxxx

What happened

A Douglas DC-8 on a charter flight crashes into a coconut plantation while on approach to Katunayake, Sri Lanka, for a refueling stop; 183 out of 262 people on board are killed.

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