Shaanxi Y-8 (Myanmar Air Force) crash, Jan 23, 2024, Lengpui
Shaanxi Y-8 (Myanmar Air Force) accident on January 23, 2024 near Lengpui, Mizoram, India with no fatalities. Cause: The Myanmar military reported a...
- Date: January 23, 2024
- Aircraft: Shaanxi Y-8 (Myanmar Air Force)
- Location: Lengpui, Mizoram, India
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The Myanmar military reported a sudden engine failure on landing, and the aircraft could not stop. India's civil aviation authority ordered an investigation.
A Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y 8 sent to pick up 92 soldiers who had crossed into India overran runway 35 at Lengpui, rolled down an embankment and broke in two. All 14 aboard were rescued and eight were injured. The Myanmar military blamed a sudden engine failure while landing.