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| Date: | Wednesday 16 February 2022 |
| Time: | 12:13 |
| Type: |  Nanchang A-5C Fantan |
| Owner/operator: | Tatmadaw Lei (Myanmar Air Force) |
| Registration: | 1529 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yaymyatgyi Lake, Sagaing region -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tada-U AFB, Mandalay |
A Tatmadaw Lei (Myanmar Air Force) Nanchang A-5C Fanta crashed into Yaymyatgyi Lake, Sagaing region, after a technical malfunction.
The pilot died in the crash and the aircraft was destroyed.
Sources:
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/myanmar-fighter-jet-crashes-lake-130518789.html
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/myanmar-military-jet-crashes-after-technical-failure
https://elevenmyanmar.com/news/fighter-plane-crashes-into-yaymyatgyi-lake-in-sagaing-township
https://menafn.com/1103707715/Military-jet-crashes-in-Myanmar-pilot-killed
https://twitter.com/defres360/status/1493864900287889409?s=21
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2022 08:06 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Feb-2022 09:09 | gerard57 | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Feb-2022 11:03 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Feb-2022 13:23 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 16-Feb-2022 15:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Feb-2022 17:20 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
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