Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 16 June 1988
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 600
Owner/operator: Burma Airways
Registration Number: XY-ADQ
Location: 14,5 km NW of Putao Airport (PBU) –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and potentially the aircraft itself.Aircraft control surfaces and potentially the aircraft itself.
Category: Accident
A pilot attempted to clear weather by colliding with terrain, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent impact.A pilot attempted to clear weather by colliding with terrain, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent impact.
Description
Collided with terrain in an attempt to locate clear weather.
Primary Cause
Terrain collision resulted in loss of control and impact.Terrain collision resulted in loss of control and impact.Share on:
