Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 crash, Jan 24, 1980 (43 killed)
Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 accident on January 24, 1980 near Mandalay-Chanmyathazi (Annisaton), Mandalay Region, Myanmar with 43 fatalities. Cause: Engine...
- Date: January 24, 1980
- Aircraft: Fairchild-Hiller FH-227
- Location: Mandalay-Chanmyathazi (Annisaton), Mandalay Region, Myanmar
- Fatalities: 43
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Engine failure after takeoff, cause undetermined.
A Myanmar Air Force Fairchild-Hiller FH-227B lost an engine shortly after takeoff from Mandalay, returned for an emergency landing and crashed on final approach onto a tobacco factory. 43 of the 44 occupants were killed and there were no casualties on the ground.