Sandoway - Sandoway

The crew was completing a local training mission at Sandoway Airport. After touchdown on a wet runway due to heavy rain falls, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. All four crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Flight / Schedule

Sandoway - Sandoway

Registration

XY-ADN

MSN

10312

Year of Manufacture

1966

Operator

Burma Airways

Date

June 7, 1981 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Sandoway Rakhine State

Region

Asia • Myanmar

Crash Cause

Weather

Narrative Report

On June 7, 1981 at 12:00 AM, Sandoway - Sandoway experienced a crash involving Fokker F27 Friendship, operated by Burma Airways, with the event recorded near Sandoway Rakhine State.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is weather. The crew was completing a local training mission at Sandoway Airport. After touchdown on a wet runway due to heavy rain falls, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. All four crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration XY-ADN, MSN 10312, year of manufacture 1966.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was completing a local training mission at Sandoway Airport. After touchdown on a wet runway due to heavy rain falls, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. All four crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Cause: Weather

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

4

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

4

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 4

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Sandoway - Sandoway

Operator

Burma Airways

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

Asia • Myanmar

Aircraft Details

Registration

XY-ADN

MSN

10312

Year of Manufacture

1966

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