Narrative:
The aircraft lost height following takeoff from runway 06 and struck trees located 400 feet right of the extended centreline. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed in a paddy field bursting into flames.
» Willem Wendt
accident date: 25-03-1978
type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 200
registration: PH-FFA
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 25 March 1978 |
| Time: | 06:56 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 |
| Operator: | Burma Airways |
| Registration: | XY-ADK |
| MSN: | 10235 |
| First flight: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 28634 |
| Cycles: | 30355 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 44 / Occupants: 44 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 48 / Occupants: 48 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | ca 16 km N of Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN) ( Myanmar)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN/VYYY), Myanmar |
| Myitkyina Airport (MYT/VYMK), Myanmar |
The aircraft lost height following takeoff from runway 06 and struck trees located 400 feet right of the extended centreline. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed in a paddy field bursting into flames.
Sources:
» Aviation News 14.04.1978» Willem Wendt
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accident date: 25-03-1978
type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 200
registration: PH-FFA
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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 Yangon-Mingaladon Airport to Myitkyina Airport as the crow flies is 946 km (591 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Yangon-Mingaladon Airport to Myitkyina Airport as the crow flies is 946 km (591 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.
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