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1978 Icelandic Airlines Crash
The 1978 Icelandic Airlines crash occurred on November 15 1978 at the international airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka when Icelandic Airlines jet TF-FLA crashed on approach just short of the runway. The crash took the lives of 8 Icelandic crew members and 179 Muslim pilgrims on their way to Mecca, out of a total of 286 passengers and crew.
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