Incidents and Accidents
- On 4 December 1974, Martinair Flight 138, a Douglas DC-8 flew into the side of a mountain while on landing approach in Colombo, Sri Lanka. All 191 passengers and crew on board were killed.
- On 21 December 1992, Martinair Flight 495, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, crashed during landing at Faro Airport, Portugal; killing 56 people (including two crew members) out of 340 on board. The cause of the accident was due to Microburst-induced wind shear.
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