Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 4 August 1953
Aircraft Type: Handley Page HPR.1 Marathon 1A
Owner/operator: Union of Burma Airways
Registration Number: XY-ACX
Location: Myaungmya –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems and engine systems.Aircraft control systems and engine systems.
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft overran a runway and subsequently caught fire.A twin-engine aircraft overran a runway and subsequently caught fire.
Description
Overran runway and caught fire.
Primary Cause
Pilot error during a maneuver leading to runway overrunning.Pilot error during a maneuver leading to runway overrunning.Share on:
