Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 in Papun: 14 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 26, 1978
Operator:
Registration:
XY-AEI
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Papun - Yangon
MSN:
541
YOM:
1977
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Papun Airport runway 18, while climbing to a height of 400 feet, the airplane suffered an explosion and crashed. All 14 occupants were killed.
