| Date: | Saturday 26 August 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | Burma Airways |
| Registration: | XY-AEI |
| MSN: | 541 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Papun Airport (PPU) -
 Myanmar
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Papun Airport (PPU/VYPP) |
| Bagan Airport (BPE/VYBG) |
The aircraft climbed to 400 feet after takeoff from runway 18 and crashed.
Sources:
The Straits Times 28 August 1978
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