| Date: | Sunday 21 June 1987 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 |
| Owner/operator: | Burma Airways |
| Registration: | XY-ADP |
| MSN: | 10357 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 37133 hours |
| Cycles: | 35592 flights |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Dart 532-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 45 / Occupants: 45 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 24 km SE of Hopong -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Heho Airport (HEH/VYHH) |
| Mong Hsat Airport (MOG/VYMS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Burma Airways Fokker F-27 Friendship impacted a mountainside at 7600 feet , killing all 45 occupants.
The Fokker F-27 flew into the 8200 feet high mountain during an en route climb in clouds, about 15 minutes after leaving Heho.
Sources:
Aviation Letter 249
Willem Wendt
Location
Images:
photo (c) Paul Haywood; Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN/VYYY); October 1982; (CC:by-sa)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2025 06:49 | ASN | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Apr-2025 06:50 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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