Mergui – Yangon

On June 7, 2017 at 01:35 PM, Mergui – Yangon experienced a crash involving Shaanxi Y-8, operated by Myanmar Air Force - Tatmadaw Lei, with the event recorded near Andaman Sea All World.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

122 people were known to be on board, 122 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 14, crew fatalities: 14, passengers on board: 108, passenger fatalities: 108, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft departed Mergui (Myeik) Airport at 1306LT bound for Yangon, carrying soldiers and their family members. While cruising at an altitude of 18,000 feet in good weather conditions, radar contact was lost with the airplane that crashed in unknown circumstances in the Andaman Sea at 1335LT. SAR operations were initiated and first debris were found at the end of the afternoon about 218 km off the city of Dawei, according of the Myanmar Army Chief of Staff. It is believed that none of the occupants survived the crash. Brand new, the aircraft has been delivered to the Myanmar Air Force in March 2016. The Shaanxi Y-8 is a Chinese version of the Antonov AN-12 built post 2010. The tail of the aircraft was found a week later and both CFR and DFDR were recovered and transmitted to the Army for further investigations.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5820, year of manufacture 2016.