Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Jul 24, 1996 (8 killed), Mergui
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on July 24, 1996 near Mergui, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar with 8 fatalities. Cause: The crew continued the approach in...
- Date: July 24, 1996
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Mergui, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew continued the approach in heavy rain and lost visual contact with the runway at about 1,500 feet, and the aircraft struck the ground in a relatively flat attitude. Windshear may also have been involved.
A Myanma Airways Fokker F27 on flight UB309 from Yangon descended into heavy rain toward Mergui and struck the ground short of runway 18. The undercarriage was torn off and the aircraft slid into a deep excavation before stopping. Eight passengers were killed and sixteen others seriously injured.