Date:	Monday 24 August 1998
Time:	08:35
Type:	Fokker F-27 Friendship 600
Owner/operator:	Myanma Airways
Registration:	XY-AEN
MSN:	10476
Year of manufacture:	1972
Engine model:	Rolls-Royce Dart 532-7
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 36 / Occupants: 36
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	3 km from Tachilek Airport (THL) -   Myanmar
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN/VYYY)
Destination airport:	Tachilek Airport (THL/VYTL)
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The Fokker departed Rangoon for a 2-hour flight to Tachilek. Last radio contact was when the pilot reported overhead Tachilek and descending from 9500 feet. The plane was found to have struck a 500 feet hill, 2 miles from the airport.

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Tommy Maurer

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