Neelam Mathews
Dec 26, 2012
The Burmese government has it has formed a commission to investigate on a crash of an Air Bagan Fokker 100 on Dec 25 which left two dead, raising questions on safety standards.
According to official reports, Air Bagan flight no. XY-AGC was carrying six crew members, 48 foreign passengers and 17 local passengers. It departed from Mandalay International Airport for Heho at about 8.28 am, and was forced to attempt an emergency landing on a road at about 8.51 am.
According to state-run The New Light of Myanmar: “The plane hit [the] Kalaw-Aungthabye 66 KVA power grid that links from east to west about one mile from Heho airport runway and trees on Taunggyi-Meiktila roadside and then hit the ground as mist covered the runway.”
The emergency door that was opened allowed passengers to escape.
Dec 26, 2012
The Burmese government has it has formed a commission to investigate on a crash of an Air Bagan Fokker 100 on Dec 25 which left two dead, raising questions on safety standards.
Business as usual—Air Bagan's flight W9-011 took off as scheduled from Heho airport at 9:35 am on Wednesday, a day after the crash, carrying tourists and other passengers to Rangoon. (PHOTO: Xiao Ting Shirley / Mizzima)
According to state-run The New Light of Myanmar: “The plane hit [the] Kalaw-Aungthabye 66 KVA power grid that links from east to west about one mile from Heho airport runway and trees on Taunggyi-Meiktila roadside and then hit the ground as mist covered the runway.”
The emergency door that was opened allowed passengers to escape.
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