Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Oct 6, 1993, Kawthaung
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on October 6, 1993 near Kawthaung, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar with no fatalities. Cause: The crew flew a high approach...
- Date: October 6, 1993
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Kawthaung, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew flew a high approach and landed long on a wet runway, leaving insufficient braking distance.
A Fokker F27 on a Yangon to Kawthaung service landed in rain and reduced visibility on a wet runway, too far down the 1,260 metre strip. Unable to stop, it overran at about 80 knots and came to rest on a riverbank. All 45 occupants survived, seven passengers with slight injuries.