| Date: | Saturday 25 March 1978 |
| Time: | 06:58 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 |
| Owner/operator: | Burma Airways |
| Registration: | XY-ADK |
| MSN: | 10235 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 28634 hours |
| Cycles: | 30355 flights |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 48 / Occupants: 48 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 16 km N of Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN) -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN/VYYY) |
| Myitkyina Airport (MYT/VYMK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Burma Airways Fokker F-27 Friendship crashed shortly after takeoff from Yangon-Mingaladon Airport, Myanmar , killing all 48 occupants.
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
Location
Images:
photo (c) Fokker, Frank Ellemers Collection; 1963
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2025 10:36 | ASN | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
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