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June 1987 Burma Airways Fokker F27 crash

21 Jun 1987 · near Heho, Burma

Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 · Crashed into terrain

From Heho Airport (HEH) to Mong Hsat Airport (MOG)

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Event

Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
Accident
Event fatalities
45 · all aircraft and ground
Ground fatalities
Unknown
Occupants
45
Survivors
0
InjuriesFatal: death within 30 days. Serious: over 48 hours in hospital within a week, most broken bones, severe bleeding, nerve or organ damage, or serious burns. Minor: anything less. Glossary
Unknown
OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
Airline

Fokker F-27 Friendship 200

Aircraft type
Fokker F-27
Category
Airplane · from aircraft type
RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
XY-ADP
Onboard fatalities
45
Route
From Heho Airport (HEH)To Mong Hsat Airport (MOG)

Approximate · Estimated position: Heho, near the place the Wikipedia article names. Not the accident site.

From the Wikipedia article

On 21 June 1987, a Fokker F-27 200 operated by Burma Airways crashed near Hopong, Burma. The flight was carrying 45 occupants from Heho Airport to Monghsat Airport. The aircraft struck an 8,500 ft mountain about 15 minutes after takeoff, killing everyone on board. On the flight were 36 adult passengers, 5 children and 4 crew.

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Sources

Wikipedia article: June 1987 Burma Airways Fokker F27 crash
Article
June 1987 Burma Airways Fokker F27 crash
Revision
1365130013 · 2026-07-20 · retrieved 2026-09-18
Wikidata
Q133258644
Licence
Text CC BY-SA 4.0, by the article's authors; Wikidata CC0; town positions GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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Record
Wikipedia article "June 1987 Burma Airways Fokker F27 crash" (page 79315956, revision 1365130013)
Date
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Place and country
Wikipedia infobox: site
Map position
place the Wikipedia infobox site links (Wikidata coordinates)
Aircraft, operator and route
Wikipedia infobox: aircraft type, registration, operator, origin and destination; route airports from the linked airport articles' Wikidata codes (OurAirports)
Operation
operator named as an airline in the infobox
Fatalities
Wikipedia infobox: aircraft fatalities
Ground fatalities
not stated in the Wikipedia infobox
Summary
Wikipedia infobox: summary
Source notes (1)
  • Wikipedia · Facts from the Wikipedia article's infobox and coordinates, not checked against an investigation report. Independent review pending.