Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 11 October 1987
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 500
Owner/operator: Burma Airways
Registration Number: XY-AEL
Location: 25 km S of Pa-An –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 49 / Occupants: 49
Component Affected: Aircraft StructureAircraft Structure
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft crashed into a 1500-foot high mountain, resulting in significant damage and loss of life.A commercial aircraft crashed into a 1500-foot high mountain, resulting in significant damage and loss of life.
Description
The aircraft crashed into a 1500 feet high mountain.
Primary Cause
Severe weather conditions, specifically a sudden and intense mountain storm, combined with pilot error and inadequate aircraft performance, likely triggered the crash.Severe weather conditions, specifically a sudden and intense mountain storm, combined with pilot error and inadequate aircraft performance, likely triggered the crash.Share on:
