Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Feb 3, 1989 (26 killed), Yan...
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on February 3, 1989 near Yangon-Mingaladon, Yangon Region, Myanmar with 26 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control during the...
- Date: February 3, 1989
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Yangon-Mingaladon, Yangon Region, Myanmar
- Fatalities: 26
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control during the initial climb, with spatial disorientation of the pilot in command not excluded; no official report was located.
A Burma Airways Fokker F27 on a scheduled service from Yangon Mingaladon to Keng Tung struck a tree about 150 metres beyond the runway end in thick fog, shortly after takeoff. It then came down nose first and burst into flames, killing 26 of the 29 occupants.