The Y-8 crash near Tavoy is a major aviation accident that occurred on June 7, 2017 . The Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8F-200 transport plane made a flight along the route Miei - Yangon , but crashed into the Andaman Sea 29 minutes after takeoff. Killing all 122 people on board - 108 passengers and 14 crew members.
| Myanmar Air Force Y-8 crash | |
|---|---|
 Shaanxi Y-8 Myanmar Air Force identical to crashed | |
| General information | |
| date | June 7, 2017 |
| Time | 06:06 UTC |
| Character | CFIT |
| Cause | Stall icing |
| A place |  Andaman Sea , 218 km from Tavoy ( Myanmar ) |
| Coordinates | - the place where the aircraft disappeared from radar |
| Dead | 122 (all) |
| Aircraft | |
| Model | Shaanxi Y-8F-200 |
| Affiliation | Myanmar Air Force |
| Departure point | My |
| Destination | Yangon |
| Board number | 5820 |
| Date of issue | 2016 year |
| Passengers | 108 |
| Crew | 14 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aircraft
Shaanxi Y-8F-200 (registration number 5820) was released in 2016, the same year was transferred to the Myanmar Air Force [1] . On the day of the disaster flew 809 hours.
Crew and passengers
The plane was flown by three pilots:
- The crew commander is Lt. Col. Nyein Chan.
- Assistant Commander - Lieutenant Colonel Soe Thu Win .
- Maj Thant Zin Htay is Major Assistant Commander.
Among the 108 passengers on board were military officers and members of their families (including 15 children), 6 officers and 29 military personnel.
Timeline
Board 5820 followed a flight from Meya to the former capital of Myanmar - Yangon. On board were 14 crew members and 108 passengers [2] .
At 13:06 (06:06 UTC), when the plane was 37 kilometers west of Tavoy , communication with him was lost. At the time of the loss of communication, the aircraft was at an altitude of 5500 meters. A search and rescue operation was launched in the Andaman Sea [3] . A spokeswoman said the weather on the day of flight was normal.
Some time after the disappearance of the side, 5820 ships [4] , military aircraft and military helicopters were sent to support the search and rescue operation [5] .
According to recent reports, the wreckage of the aircraft was found by the ship of the Navy of Myanmar 218 kilometers from Tavoy [6] , the bodies of 59 dead were found.
On June 19, a flight recorder and the bodies of another 31 dead were found.
Notes
- ↑ MayWongCNA. (untitled) . [tweet] . Twitter (June 7, 2017) .
- ↑ Myanmar military plane carrying more than 100 people missing . Singapore: Channel News Asia. Date of treatment June 7, 2017.
- ↑ Burma military plane disappears with more than 100 on board, army says . The Independent. Date of treatment June 7, 2017.
- ↑ Debris found in hunt for missing Myanmar plane with 105 people on board . Metro Associated Newspapers Ltd. Date of treatment June 7, 2017.
- ↑ Burmese military plane vanishes . BBC News Online. Date of treatment June 7, 2017.
- ↑ Debris Of Myanmar Plane With Over 100 On Board Found In Sea: Reports . NDTV. Date of treatment June 7, 2017.