Meiktila – Lanywa

On September 2, 1955 at 12:00 AM, Meiktila – Lanywa experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Union of Burma Airways, with the event recorded near Mt Popa Mandalay Region.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 12 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising in marginal weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Popa (1,518 meters high) located about 45 km east of Lanywa. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all 12 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration XY-ACQ, MSN 12579, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 20.9200°, 95.2533°.