Video: Into the drink

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A Cessna Amphibian aircraft belonging to the private domestic airline service crashed upon landing in the Polgolla Reservoir in Kandy, on December 23. The damaged aircraft is seen at the tank being repaired. There were no serious injuries to the passengers or crew members. Investigations are underway to find out the cause of the crash, officials said. Pix by Chaturanga Pradeep

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Josh Monday, 26 December 2016 09:00 PM

find out first if the pilot was drunk.. after all, its not new for Sri Lankan Airlines to have drunk pilots..

DJ Monday, 26 December 2016 10:29 PM

This is the aircraft taken from SriLankan by John Keels when the Chairman was a board member on the National Carrier

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