Akyab | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

For unknown reason, the airplane too far down the runway (about 450 meters past the runway threshold). After touchdown, unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran and came to rest few dozen meters further. All 43 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 1 in Myaungmya: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1949

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.104 Dove

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XY-ABP

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Rangoon - Akyab

MSN:

04183

YOM:

1948

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En route from Rangoon to Akyab, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and informed ground he was returning to Mingaladon Airport when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Myaungmya. All six occupants were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-25-DK Dakota C.4 in Akyab

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Registration:

KN306

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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15812/32560

YOM:

1945

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During the takeoff roll, the aircraft went out of control, skidded, veered off runway, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in flames into a ditch. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 Dakota IV off Akyab: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

KN556

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Cargo

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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16420/33168

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1945

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The crew was able to leave its departure point at 1007LT only because the runway was unserviceable due to heavy rain falls. Enroute, no further contact was made with the ground and the aircraft failed to arrive at Taungoo Airfield, the final destination. SAR operations were conducted and the wreckage and all five dead bodies were found a day later by two fishermen in the mouth of a river near Akyab.
Crew (194th Squadron):
F/L T. L. Mumby 4.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 Dakota IV near Akyab: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Registration:

KN457

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Supply

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Plain, Valley

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16181/32929

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1945

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About thirty minutes after its departure, the aircraft climbed to 8,000 feet then descended to 4,000 feet. Suddenly, it went into a dive and crashed in a swampy area near Akyab. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (62nd Squadron):
F/O W. O. Davison,
F/Lt W. S. Hamilton 3.

Probable cause:

Investigations revealed that the captain was not in the cockpit when the aircraft went out of control. It is believed he allowed another crew member to take his place and fly the aircraft. Went control was lost, he was unable to reach his place and regain control.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 Dakota IV off Akyab: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

KK189

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Supply

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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15442/26887

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1944

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While flying over the harbor of Akyab at a height of some 50 feet, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea. At the time of the accident, visibility was reduced to 400 yards due to heavy rain falls and turbulence. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O W. H. Walton,
F/Sgt J. Briggs,
P/O C. Greenslade,
W/O R. Newsome.

Crash of a Fokker F7b/3m in Sandoway: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 7, 1931

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F7

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Registration:

PH-AEO

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Saigon – Yangon – Akyab – Calcutta – Allahabad – Agra – Basra – Cairo – Tripoli – Benghazi – Tunis – Algiers – Marseille – Paris

MSN:

5096

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1929

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En route from Yangon to Akyab, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a river near Akyab, Burma. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Claude Beauregard, pilot,
Ange Bourgeois, pilot,
Olivier Leroux, radio navigator,
Pierre Patard, engineer.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth near Toungup: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1930

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

Eric L. Hook

Registration:

G-AAWV

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Akyab – Yangon

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1476

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1930

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The crew departed Lympne, Kent, on June 20 on a flight to Australia. While cruising from Akyab to Yangon, he encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls when the aircraft crashed in wooded and hilly terrain in the Arakan Mountain Range near Toungup. Both occupants survived the accident and James Matthews departed the crash site to find help to assist Eric Laurence Hook who was injured. James Matthews found help more than seven days later and when he returned to the accident site, he realized that Eric Hook died from his injuries.