Accident description
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 02 SEP 1955 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47A-15-DK |
| Operator: | Union of Burma Airways |
| Registration: | XY-ACQ |
| C/n / msn: | 12579 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Meikitila (Myanmar) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Meiktila (VYML), Myanmar |
| Lanywa (VYLY), Myanmar |
Crashed into Mount Popa.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Meiktila to Lanywa as the crow flies is 110 km (69 miles).
Distance from Meiktila to Lanywa as the crow flies is 110 km (69 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
