What the records say
- When
- 24 Aug 1998
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 20.52° N, 99.90° E
- Description
- 1998 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 36
- Injured
- 0
- Cause
- controlled flight into terrain
Myanma Airways Flight 635
1998 aviation accident
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 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.
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