Accident
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 24 ENE 1980 |
| Tipo: | Fairchild FH-227B |
| Operador: | Tatmadaw Lei (Burmese Air Force) |
| Registración: | 5003 |
| Numéro de série: | 545 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1967 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 43 / Ocupantes: 44 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Mandalay-Annisaton Airport (MDL) (Birmania)
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| Fase: | Ascenso Inicial (ICL) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Mandalay-Annisaton Airport (MDL/VYMD), Birmania |
| Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN/VYYY), Birmania |
A Fairchild FH-227B turboprop plane, operated by the Burmese Air Force, was destroyed when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Mandalay-Annisaton Airport (MDL), Burma. One passenger survived the accident, 43 people died. Officials in Burma told reporters that an engine had failed shortly after takeoff.The airplane struck the roof of a tobacco factory and crashed. A watchman of the factory was injured.
Fuentes:
» Flight International 03.01.1981 (27)
» Spider nr.20 (okt. 1996), p.7
» The Palm Beach Post - Jan 26, 1980
Fotos
N705U was bought by the U.S. Dept of State in 1977 and donated to the Burmese Air Force.
Map
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 Mandalay-Annisaton Airport to Yangon-Mingaladon Airport as the crow flies is 530 km (331 miles).
Distance from Mandalay-Annisaton Airport to Yangon-Mingaladon Airport as the crow flies is 530 km (331 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.
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