| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 24, 1996 |
| Time: | ? |
| Location: | Near Mergui, Manmar |
| Operator: | Myanmar Airways |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Rangoon - Mergui |
| AC Type: | Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 |
| Registration: | XY-AET |
| cn / ln: | 10433 |
| Aboard: | 49 (passengers:44 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 8 (passengers:8 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | A straight-in visual approach to Mergui was being attempted when the aircraft entered a squall line of heavy rain. The aircraft then started to lose height quickly, undershot the runway by 800ft. And crashed into a ravine. |
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