Tachilek – Mandalay

On May 8, 1962 at 12:00 AM, Tachilek – Mandalay experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Myanmar Air Force - Tatmadaw Lei, with the event recorded near Möng Pa-liao Shan State.

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

32 people were known to be on board, 32 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 28, passenger fatalities: 28, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Few minutes after its takeoff from Tachilek Airport, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a wooded area located in Möng Pa-liao, some 57 km northeast of Tachilek Airport (coordinates N 20 50' 26" E 100° 20' 51"). The aircraft was destroyed and all 32 occupants were killed, among them 11 civilians.

Aircraft reference details include registration UB-BG707.