Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 25 March 1978
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 200
Owner/operator: Burma Airways
Registration Number: XY-ADK
Location: ca 16 km N of Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN) –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 48 / Occupants: 48
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (specifically the flight control system).Aircraft control system (specifically the flight control system).
Category: Accident
A Burma Airways Fokker F-27 Friendship aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Yangon-Mingaladon Airport, Myanmar, resulting in the loss of all 48 occupants. The aircraft lost height following takeoff from runway 06 and struck trees 400 feet right of the extended centreline. Control was lost, and the aircraft crashed in a paddy field bursting into flames.A Burma Airways Fokker F-27 Friendship aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Yangon-Mingaladon Airport, Myanmar, resulting in the loss of all 48 occupants. The aircraft lost height following takeoff from runway 06 and struck trees 400 feet right of the extended centreline. Control was lost, and the aircraft crashed in a paddy field bursting into flames.
Description
A Burma Airways Fokker F-27 Friendship crashed shortly after takeoff from Yangon-Mingaladon Airport, Myanmar , killing all 48 occupants. The aircraft lost height following takeoff from runway 06 and struck trees located 400 feet right of the extended centreline. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed in a paddy field bursting into flames.
Primary Cause
Loss of control during takeoff.Loss of control during takeoff.Share on:
