Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 8 September 1977
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: Burma Airways
Registration Number: XY-AEH
Location: Mt. Loi Hsam Hsao –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25
Component Affected: Aircraft structure and potentially the aircraft’s landing gear.Aircraft structure and potentially the aircraft’s landing gear.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a failure to arrive at its destination after striking a mountain, resulting in wreckage being discovered three days later. The wreckage indicates a significant impact.An aircraft experienced a failure to arrive at its destination after striking a mountain, resulting in wreckage being discovered three days later. The wreckage indicates a significant impact.
Description
The aircraft failed to arrive at its destination. The wreckage was found three days later. The aircraft had struck a mountain.
Primary Cause
Aircraft malfunction or structural failure due to the mountain impact.Aircraft malfunction or structural failure due to the mountain impact.Share on:
