ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 321767
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 February 2008 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  ATR 72-212 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Bagan |
| Registration: | XY-AIE |
| MSN: | 458 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 57 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Putao Airport (PBU) -
 Myanmar
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Putao Airport (PBU/VYPT) |
| Myitkyina Airport (MYT/VYMK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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.
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photo (c) S.T.; Putao Airport (PBU); 14 February 2014
photo (c) S.T.; Putao Airport (PBU); 14 February 2014
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