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Airbus A332 4R-ALS

8 July 2024 · Katunayake, Sri Lanka · No injuries

Summary

On 8 July 2024 at about 05:04 local time, a Airbus A332 registered 4R-ALS, operated by Sri Lankan Airlines, was involved in an incident near Katunayake, Sri Lanka. 284 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

The record

Date
at 05:04
Classification
Incident
Location
Katunayake, Sri Lanka
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Airbus A332
Registration
4R-ALS
Category
Airplane
Operator
Sri Lankan Airlines
Operating rule
Part 129: Foreign
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
NTSB number
DCA24WA251

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
284 0 0 0 284

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
9 Jan 2024 Airbus A330
4R-ALS
Katunayake, Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Airlines Unknown -
4 Jun 2025 Airbus A320
4R-ABM
Katunayake, Sri Lanka
no coordinates
SriLankan Airlines Ltd No injuries -
7 Jan 2026 Cessna 208
4R-CAE
Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka Saffron Aviation PVT Ltd No injuries -
27 Dec 2021 Cessna 172L
4R-GAF
Koggala, Sri Lanka
no coordinates
- Unknown -
22 Dec 2021 Piper PA38
4R-ASJ
Katukurunda, Sri Lanka Sakurai Aviation Ltd No injuries -

All 6 records in Sri Lanka