Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Date: | Tuesday 19 February 2008 |
Type: | ATR 72-212 |
Operator: | Air Bagan |
Registration: | XY-AIE |
MSN: | 458 |
First flight: | 1995-06-20 (12 years 8 months) |
Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 57 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Putao Airport (PBU) ( Myanmar)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Putao Airport (PBU/VYPT), Myanmar |
Destination airport: | Myitkyina Airport (MYT/VYMK), Myanmar |
Flightnumber: | 252 |
Narrative:The crew reportedly had to abort takeoff due to engine problems. The ATR-72 failed to stop within the remaining runway length and overran by 100 feet. It went up an embankment, causing the fuselage to break in two just forward of the wing.
Putao's singe runway (17/35) measures 7000 x 100 feet.
Classification:
Rejected takeoff
Runway excursion (overrun)
Photos
accident date:
19-02-2008type: ATR 72-212
registration: XY-AIE
accident date:
19-02-2008type: ATR 72-212
registration: XY-AIE
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 Putao Airport to Myitkyina Airport as the crow flies is 215 km (134 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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.