Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Aug 24, 1998 (36 killed), Ta...
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on August 24, 1998 near Tachilek, Shan State, Myanmar with 36 fatalities. Cause: The crew descended below minimum...
- Date: August 24, 1998
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Tachilek, Shan State, Myanmar
- Fatalities: 36
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew descended below minimum descent altitude for reasons that are not established in the sources reviewed.
A Myanma Airways F27 on a scheduled flight from Yangon descended below minimum altitude on the approach to Tachilek and struck a hillside about 3 km short of the runway. All 36 aboard were killed. The reason for the low descent is not established in the sources reviewed.