Myanma Airways Flight 635
A Myanmar Airways Fokker F-27 similar to the one involved. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 August 1998 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | near Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fokker F-27 Friendship |
| Operator | Myanma Airways |
| Registration | XY-AEN |
| Flight origin | Yangon International Airport, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) |
| Destination | Tachilek Airport, Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) |
| Occupants | 36 |
| Passengers | 32 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 36 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Myanma Airways Flight 635 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Yangon to Tachileik in eastern Myanmar that was operated by a Fokker F-27 Friendship (registration XY-AEN) owned by Myanmar's flag carrier Myanma Airways. On 24 August 1998, during its descent to Tachileik the flight went missing over a hill approximately two miles (3.2 km) from the airport. The search and rescue team later found the wreckage of the aircraft. The accident killed all 36 passengers and crew.