Last updated: 17 December 2018
| Status: | Preliminary - official |
| Date: | Tuesday 27 January 1998 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 |
| Operator: | Myanma Airways |
| Registration: | XY-AES |
| C/n / msn: | 10576 |
| First flight: | 1978 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Dart 532-7 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 41 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 45 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Thandwe Airport (SNW) ( Myanmar)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Thandwe Airport (SNW/VYTD), Myanmar |
| Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP/VYKP), Myanmar |
The aircraft reportedly suffered a no. 2 engine failure on takeoff. The F-27 swerved to the right off the runway, collided with an embankment and caught fire.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/98 (#38)» Scramble 225
Photos
OY-SRC was sold to Myanma Airways in October 1994.
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 Thandwe Airport to Kyaukpyu Airport as the crow flies is 133 km (83 miles).
Distance from Thandwe Airport to Kyaukpyu Airport as the crow flies is 133 km (83 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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