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Fokker 100 near Heho — 2012-12-25

Investigation ongoingDCA13WA041
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Date
2012-12-25
Location
Heho, MM
Aircraft
Fokker 100
Registration
XY-AGC
Highest injury
Serious
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

Investigated by a foreign authority; NTSB does not determine probable cause.

NTSB narrative

On December 25, 2102, at 08:50 local time, a Fokker 100, registration XY-AGC operated by Air Bagan as flight W9-11 crashed short of the runway at Heho Myanmar (Burma). The flight was a scheduled passenger flight from Mandalay. There was one fatality and eleven serious injuries among the 63 passengers, 6 crew and 2 security personnel onboard. A motorist riding a motorbike on the road was killed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The accident is being investigated by the Myanmar's Accident Investigation Board (MAIB), who requested recorder assistance from the Australian Transportation Safety Board (ATSB), who, due to damage to the recorders, have in turn requested assistance from the NTSB and Honeywell, the recorder manufacturer.

NTSB coding

  • Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT) · Approach-IFR final approach

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